Fourth wall
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| The '''fourth wall''' is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a [[proscenium]] [[theater]], through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. The concept is generally presumed to have originated in [[nineteenth century theatre]] with the advent of theatrical [[realism (arts)|realism]]. | The '''fourth wall''' is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a [[proscenium]] [[theater]], through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. The concept is generally presumed to have originated in [[nineteenth century theatre]] with the advent of theatrical [[realism (arts)|realism]]. | ||
| - | ==Breaking the fourth wall==<!-- This section is linked from [[Passions]] --> | + | ==Breaking the fourth wall== |
| - | The term "breaking the fourth wall" in theatre generally means when a character is showing his/her awareness of the audience. The term originated from [[Bertolt Brecht|Bertolt Brecht's]] theory of "[[epic theatre]]" that he developed from (and in contrast to) [[Konstantin Stanislavski|Konstantin Stanislavski's]] drama theory. Most often, the fourth wall is broken through a character directly addressing the audience, although the same effect can be achieved by [[breaking character]], through dialogue, or by the characters interacting with objects outside the context of the work (e.g. a character is handed a prop by a stage hand). | + | The term "breaking the fourth wall" in theatre generally means when a character is showing his/her awareness of the audience. The term originated from [[Bertolt Brecht|Bertolt Brecht's]] theory of "[[epic theatre]]" that he developed from (and in contrast to) [[Konstantin Stanislavski|Konstantin Stanislavski]]'s drama theory. Most often, the fourth wall is broken through a character directly addressing the audience, although the same effect can be achieved by [[breaking character]], through dialogue, or by the characters interacting with objects outside the context of the work (e.g. a character is handed a prop by a stage hand). |
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The fourth wall is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. The concept is generally presumed to have originated in nineteenth century theatre with the advent of theatrical realism.
Breaking the fourth wall
The term "breaking the fourth wall" in theatre generally means when a character is showing his/her awareness of the audience. The term originated from Bertolt Brecht's theory of "epic theatre" that he developed from (and in contrast to) Konstantin Stanislavski's drama theory. Most often, the fourth wall is broken through a character directly addressing the audience, although the same effect can be achieved by breaking character, through dialogue, or by the characters interacting with objects outside the context of the work (e.g. a character is handed a prop by a stage hand).
