Manifestations of mental impairment in the performance of the Iraqi theater actor

Abstract

Abstract 

Despite numerous studies and studies of the art of theatrical performance of the actor in the embodiment of the natural dimensions of the personality and its types that suffer from numerous disturbances and the reflection of this on the stage, the actor is still unable to differentiate in the performance between madness and (mental disability) because embodying such a kind of disease requires Mental medical expert to accurately diagnose, describe and analyze impotence. Therefore, the importance of studying the research to shed light on the performance of the theatrical actor came after the developments that took place in the diagnosis of the nature of mental illnesses in the twenty-first century and identified by the American Association for Mental Disorders in 2013, which were embodied in ten mental disabilities that can affect the personality when conditions are available to help They appear. The topic (Mental Disability) was embodied to know the extent of the theater actor’s influence on the recipient through his participation in playing the roles of characters with (Mental Disability) and helping him to analyze and diagnose her disability and how to face it. In addition, the researcher came up with the term (mental disability) due to her belief in the close relationship between (the actor) and (psychology), which is the only primary means that the mental disability theater should refer to. And take advantage of the developments agreed upon by the American Association for Mental Disorders in personality analysis. Which takes the actor to reach in the performance honesty of the character, which gives the theatrical work a theatrical speech (text) in theory and (an offer) applied in which all elements correspond to the theatrical presentation in a balanced rhythmic manner, which gives the Iraqi recipient a new knowledge system for his artistic taste, which then affects his behavior and mechanism His thinking, the nature of his confrontation and his treatment of such impairments that he may face in the home, the street, the workplace and other places that are remarkably crowded in our Arab societies.

          The research included four chapters, the first chapter contained the methodological framework, including the research problem centered on the question (What are the manifestations of mental disability in the performance of the Iraqi theater actor) and the importance of the research and the need for it, also included the goal of the research in identifying the manifestations of mental disability in the performance of the Iraqi theater actor, has been The research determined its spatial limit, Baghdad, and the temporal limit (1994 - 1999). The topic limited the study of the manifestations of mental disability in the performance of the Iraqi theater actor. The chapter concluded with the definition of terms and procedural definitions.

          As for the second chapter of the theoretical framework, it included one topic (conceptual mental disability) and the chapter concluded previous studies and the indicators that resulted from the theoretical framework, and it was one of the most important

• The actor) is a common personality who plays the role of an unconventional personality and thus controls all his emotions during the show, so there is no need to override the character with (mental disability) despite its seriousness.
• The nature of the (representative performance) of the person affected with (mental disability) is subject to significant changes in the nature of the performing performance, so these changes remain as is the length of time for the theatrical performance.
• The appearance of the character affects the delivery of the nature of the type (mental disability) (screaming, strange movements, shrunken hair, stinking clothes and other theatrical images) (representative performances) are necessary to reflect the extent of the character's injury with (mental disability).

     Chapter three concerned research procedures, including the research community, which includes two Iraqi plays, according to the time limit, and also included the research sample, which included one sample, which is the play (Lydia Sharman) for the author (Maria's picture). The research methodology also included his tool and then analysis of the sample.

As for the fourth and final chapter, it contained the results and was among them

1-  The mental disability was not particularly employed, but we find it differentiated due to the lack of diagnosis by the director or the psychiatrist, and we find that this was reflected in the performance of the actor according to the five shows.

2- The performance was random, split, and lack of focus on personal dimensions, as in Sample .

3- The non-representative interaction between the main character (the theatrical personality) and the life personality he performs (his nature).

Then came the conclusions and was one of the most important

• Mental disability depicts insanity at one time and depicts the right mind at other times.
• Not to distinguish between insanity and other types of mental disabilities.

 Then recommendations and proposals, and concluded the search with a list of sources.