Rehearsal

The rehearsal (also outdated arrangement rehearsal ) in the theater is a rehearsal in which the gaits, positions, and postures of the people on the stage are determined.

The rehearsal traditionally follows the reading rehearsal , in which the drama is usually read seated with roles distributed (see the seated rehearsal in the opera). In the theater practice of the 19th century often had to meet three samples for a new production: Extract, rehearsal ( rehearsal ) and rehearsal . According to the theater story by Peter Simhandl, this model was first introduced by Christian Dietrich Grabbe at the Düsseldorf Theater. - The actors themselves were responsible for everything else . There has not yet been a production in the current sense. The transition from rehearsal to choreography was fluid.

Since stage naturalism and the increased importance of theater direction, the rehearsal (at least in the acting) has given way to a longer rehearsal process in which the attempt is made not to determine the movements of the characters externally, but to develop them from their emotions and the interaction. When time is short and in the opera , which often requires reshuffling , rehearsals are still the order of the day. Likewise during the shooting in the film, which requires a much shorter trial period than the theater and where the actors have to orient themselves to many technical details.

The director's book , in which the corridors and positions of the actors are drawn, helps as a basis for rehearsals, especially for resumes .

literature

• Peter Simhandl: Theater history in one volume , Berlin: Henschel 1996, p. 178. ISBN 9783894872618