Metamorphosis Context Quiz

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A confrontational theatre style designed to shock and challenge audiences.	In-yer-face theatre
The name of the practitioner who adapted The Metamorphosis into a physical theatre piece.	Steven Berkoff
A surreal, oppressive situation resembling the worlds created by Franz Kafka.	Kafkaesque nightmare
A social system where men traditionally hold primary power and authority.	Patriarchal society
A dramatic frozen pose in Japanese theatre showing emotional climax.	Mie
Movement performed at a deliberately reduced speed for dramatic effect.	Slow motion
Distorted or unsettling stage pictures creating discomfort or horror.	Grotesque images
When performers speak straight to the audience instead of remaining within the scene.	Direct address
An economic system focused on private ownership and profit.	Capitalism
Practitioner who likes performers physically creating furniture, scenery, or objects with their bodies.	Jerzy Grotowski
A set design using mainly one colour or shades of a single colour.	Monochromatic set
Stretching vowels or consonants to heighten tension or atmosphere.	Elongation of sound
Overstated physical actions used to communicate emotion or character clearly.	Exaggerated movement
A highly stylised Japanese theatre form using bold movement and makeup.	Kabuki theatre

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A complex administrative system often shown as cold or uncaring.	Bureaucracy
Jerky, puppet-like movement inspired by machinery or dolls.	Clockwork marionettes
An artistic style blending dream-like or illogical imagery with reality.	Surrealism
A Japanese pacing structure meaning introduction, development, and rapid conclusion.	Jo ha kyu
Mechanical, machine-like physicality lacking fluid natural movement.	Robotic movement
The writer of The Metamorphosis.	Franz Kafka
A style of theatre combining movement, mime, sound, lighting, and acting equally.	Total Theatre
Two actors speaking different lines simultaneously for contrast or tension.	Contrapuntal speech
Action sped up unnaturally to compress time theatrically.	Fast forward
An artistic movement focused on emotional truth over realism through distortion.	Expressionism
Actors suddenly holding still to create a dramatic image.	Freeze frame
A political and economic belief centred on collective ownership and equality.	Socialism
A theatre theory aiming to overwhelm audiences through sensory experience and shock.	Artaud theatre of cruelty
Storytelling through physical movement without spoken dialogue.	Action mime

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