{"id":971,"date":"2017-04-13T16:49:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frontfoottheatre.com\/?page_id=971"},"modified":"2017-04-13T16:51:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:51:57","slug":"proof-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frontfoottheatre.com\/?page_id=971","title":{"rendered":"Proof About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   av-lazyload-immediate  av-lazyload-video-embed  '   itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hn_WZw4pk-4' ><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hn_WZw4pk-4\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hn_WZw4pk-4<\/a><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_video  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some desire love. Some desire success. Some desire artistic genius.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is not a play about right or wrong; it is an honest portrayal of the agonies of love and art and the comic tragedies born of this struggle.\u00a0 In his seminal work, Chekhov lays bear the insecurities and blinding desires of a colourful cross section of Russian society which still evokes resonant parallels with today&#8217;s wants and needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The play unfolds against the backdrop of a tranquil lake, a constant reminder of nature and simplicity, which serves to bring into stark contrast the chaos which ensues at a large manor house ensconced in the provinces of Russia circa 1890. We follow ten separate lives as they fight for love, artistic integrity, worth and happiness.\u00a0 Arkadina, a famous but now ageing actress dominates with a vanity born of success as her son, Konstantin, strives to gain his mother&#8217;s love, to define himself as an artist and win the heart of Nina &#8211; a poor country girl with aspirations of becoming an actress for which she is prepared to sacrifice everything in her life. With the arrival of Trigorin, a famous writer, in the thrall of Arkadina, the true struggle begins as Nina falls madly in love with him &#8211; igniting jealousies and fears which ultimately lead us to tread the path of tragedy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Front Foot Theatre\u2019s immersive production of The Seagull brings to life Chekhov\u2019s masterpiece in a refreshing and innovative new direction. Utilising the Meisner technique, director Sebastien Blanc\u2019s vision is to create a theatrical experience that lives moment to moment, free of all routine and which captures the true heart of human struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our desire is to bring to life the true intentions of Chekhov with The Seagull; to present a rich, living tableau of humanity&#8217;s struggle to find happiness and love; to question the nature of our soul and to animate the hidden drama and tragedy in every character.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Front Foot\u2019s aim is to deliver richly engaging, intimate and detailed performances, using at its core, a unique acting technique developed by theatre practitioner\u00a0<b>Sanford Meisner<\/b>. This technique is itself derived from\u00a0<b>Stanislavski&#8217;s Method\u00a0<\/b>who in turn worked very closely with Chekhov. The reason for this is that Stanislavski understood Chekhov&#8217;s intent: his desire to see real life and real humans on the stage:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;<i>Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms.<\/i>&#8221; Anton Chekhov<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We aim to bring you a performance which is instinctive and truly alive in the moment to honour Chekhov&#8217;s lament and celebration of the human condition for &#8220;<i>everything must be as in real life&#8221;.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is Front Foot\u2019s first production and we hope we can offer you a glimmer of what is to come.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_partner '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div   data-autoplay='true'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='slide'  class='avia-logo-element-container  avia-logo-slider avia-content-slider avia-smallarrow-slider avia-content-slider-active noHover avia-content-slider1 avia-content-slider-odd  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  ' ><div class='avia-smallarrow-slider-heading  no-logo-slider-heading '><div class='new-special-heading'>&nbsp;<\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-content-slider-inner'><div class='slide-entry-wrap' ><div  class='slide-entry flex_column no_margin post-entry slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail'><span class='av-partner-fake-img' style='padding-bottom:92.5%; 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