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ABOUT “ORGANICITY”....

"Theatre invents the frames for autonomy. In Stanislavski´s words, it is all about creating an organic behaviour in order to create a believable scene. Clichés, external play, declamation, controversial entries, and frontal play towards the audience were all principles that Stanislavski sought to eliminate by introducing an organic way of performing. First and foremost, the organicity is real action, neither naturalistic nor realistic performing. The organicity is a principle that deals with the connection between the actor and the part, between the mental, the interior and the physical exterior, between subscore as the interpretation and intention of the actor, and the appearance of the character. The organicity is in opposition to the mechanical, automatic behavior, habit and any kind of doxa. It is a constant creative process in search for new means and ways of facing, with a never ending necessity of filling the empty space. Stanislavski refers to an organic, creative nature.

“It is not “theatre” (...) It is reality, a piece of life itself (...). In theatre we are looking for living art. It does not find its energy in being logical nor consequent, on the contrary for its audacious lack of logic. It is rhythmic in its mere lack of rhythm, psychological precisely in rising above conventional psychological laws. It breaks all laws, and that is the reason why it is good." Stanislavsi, Building a Character

Christoffersen, Erik E. Introduction to Peripeti and Serendipity,
In: PERIPETI, tidsskrift for dramaturgiske studier, 2- 2004. Page 7.
Taken from: http://www.dramaturgi.au.dk/forskning/publikationer/peripeti/peripeti_2-...