Theatre – A Path to Becoming

Authors

  • Alexandra Fasolă I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, Bucharest, Romania

Keywords:

individualization, self-knowledge, self-acceptance, vigilance, focus

Abstract

An actor works with one main tool - his/her/their own being. One‟s physique and psyche work together in order to bring forth subtle nuances of one‟s being. An actor needs to mirror different realities for the spectator in order to move him out of his comfort zone and challenge him to ponder on more profound and complex aspects of life. The actor must first know and understand himself before he can share these deep experiences with others. Self- awareness, one of the most intense challenges for a human being, requires plenty of courage and patience in order for one to explore within himself the deepest emotions experienced that will ultimately reveal the most profound insights.

Author Biography

Alexandra Fasolă, I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, Bucharest, Romania

Alexandra Fasolă graduated acting in 2008 at the “I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film. She can be seen in plays in “Bulandra” Theatre, Jewish Theatre or National Theatre of Bucharest. Over the years her main interest was to understand more about the „game of illusion‟, about the art of mirroring to the ones in the audience deeper facets of their being. Her main question became: why do we suffer? What is the cause of these suffering we are all experiencing and how can theatre help people become more aware of what lies inside of them. Currently she is a PhD student in the first year and she wants to research about the necessity of the actor to understand his/her own conditionings in order to become a cleaner mirror for the ones in the audience.

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Published

2023-02-21 — Updated on 2020-06-10

How to Cite

Fasolă, A. (2020). Theatre – A Path to Becoming. Doctoral Horizons, 1(1), 53–63. Retrieved from https://doctoral-horizons.unatcpress.ro/index.php/Journal/article/view/3

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Doctoral Horizons

Section

Articles