Berkoff

Berkoff

Was absent for the lesson, so have bullet pointed the power-point




 

      Back ground
      Grew up in East End of London

Jewish Roots
Studied  at Webber Douglas

Went to Paris and studied at Ecole de Jacques, with Lecoq

Vocal training= British drama school

Physical training= European traditional

Influences

Brecht

Lecoq

Grotowski

Artaud

German Impressions

Greek chorus

Shakespeare

Cockney/slang

Yiddish

Greek mythology

Idea of theatre

Heightened gesture- to communicate emotion

Rejects minimalist of naturalism,

Puts plot and meaning before character

Body is used to become set, locations and props