Our Lives Matter S1E25:  The Magic of Modern Theatre

Episode 25 May 16, 2024 00:34:11
Our Lives Matter S1E25:  The Magic of Modern Theatre
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Our Lives Matter S1E25:  The Magic of Modern Theatre

May 16 2024 | 00:34:11

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Show Notes

Constantin Stanislavski pioneered modern theatre by discovering a set of  artistic principles.  They let actors construct the subconscious levels of their characters’ thought processes.   Those discoveries are parallels to first principles of evolutionary psychology.  We can talk about those artistic principles using ordinary words, and we can see actors using them in movies and TV shows.  That makes the concepts of evolutionary psychology much easier to relate to everyday life.  ACT I Scene 1 [106 bpm] How does real life happen?  Most people don’t think about that most of the time.  When everything people care about happens they way…

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