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| rebirth of knowladge. Revived interest in classical theatre of Greece and Rome |
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| Written by Vitruvius. Describes theatre layout and settings appropriate to tragedy, comedy and pastoral. |
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| 5 things that Perspective added to Scenery |
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| 1. Signaled movement from architechtural stage to representational, pictoral. 2. picture broken u and painted on 3 separate scenic elements: side wings, back drops and overhead boarders. 3. Stage raked. 4. Introduction of proscenium arch framed the painted elemts. 5. Resulted in need for machenery to shift the scenery. |
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| interlude performed between the acts of regular plays |
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| Function of the Intermezzi |
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| suggested parallels between myth. Figure and the person honored at the festival. Included music, dance and elaborate special effects |
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| Combined drama, music, dance, spectacle, special effects. Originated in the 1590's |
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| comedy of professional artists |
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| 5 Elements of Commedia dell'arte |
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| Actor as most essential element of form, Adaptability: Could preform in any space, withor without scenery, Scenario : summary of situations, complications, outcome ; functioned as script, Improvisation: distinguishing feature of commedia, and Lazzi: bits of comic buisness. |
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| Stock Charecters of Commedia dell'Arte |
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| 1. Lovers: most realistic, did not wear masks, dressed fashionably. 2. Masters: Specifically, Pantalone (elderly Venetian merchant), Dottore(an incompetent lawyer or doctor) and Capitano (a braggart and cowart) 3. Servants(Zanni): Minimum of 1 clever and 1 stupid, the most popular was the Arlecchino(Harlequin) who was an acrobat and dancer wore a black mask and hat and used slapstick |
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| 10-12 members both male and female, traveled frequently, most popular from 1575 to 1650 but continued into the late 18th century |
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| When did attitudes toward neoclassicism change? |
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| School in germany that began to experiment with bold subkects and dramatic form in playwriting |
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| Why did Romanticism develop? |
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| neoclassical ideals reversed. |
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| Truth is to be found in Norms |
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| Truth is to be found in the variety of creation. Variety over unity! |
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| "music drama", action accompanied by a musical score to enhance emotional tone, simple powerful stories, stereotypical charecters, pattern of action. |
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| 19th century, variety through; exotic locations,SFX, latest inventions, dramatizations of novels and notorius crimes, equestrian melodramas, aquatic melodrama. REALISTIC AS POSSIBLY BY USING MACHENERY AND SPECIAL EFFECTS! |
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| Electricity and the Theatre? |
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| 1880's. Electric treadmills to stage horse or chariot races. |
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| long clothes on which continuos scenes were painted |
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| a rhytmical pattern of syllables used in more than 2/3rds of medieval and Renaissance English poetic and dramatic forms. |
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| metrical foot of one unaccented followed by one accented syllable. |
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| means this iambic ryhtm is repeated 5 times |
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| leading measure in french poetry, a heroic french verse, used in epic narrative, in tragedy and in the higher comedy. 12 syllables. |
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| a pause occuring in the middle. In Alexandrine vers divides each line into two equal parts of 6 syllables each. |
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| plays on religions and political subjects were banned. New subjcets classical literature, historical chronicles, legends |
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| no church support= theatre becomes a commercial enterprise! |
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| Professional Groups Had To…(5 things) |
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| 1. Perform often 2. have a large stock of plays to sustain audience interest 3. Had to play in a space large enough to accommodate sizeable paying audience; control access to space 4. Control all production elements 5. assemble a full time company |
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| Was acting an acceptable profession? |
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| NO! They were considered Masterless Men |
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| Legitamized companies to an extent, little finacial supprt, companies had to be liscened, plays had to be approved. |
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| 6 Promenent Playwrights of the Elizabethan Period |
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| Shakespeare (1564-1616), Thomas Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Fletcher, Webster |
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| How many companies were usually active in London in the same time? |
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| How often was the bill changed and how often was there a new play |
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| Bill changed every day. A new production was every 17 |
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| 10 Performances, for a one-time fee |
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| "The Heavens" or "The Shadows" |
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| What was special about the back of the stage platform in the Globe? |
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| multilevel façade with 2 doors |
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| Shareholders, Hired men, Apprentices |
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| All roles played by men, somewhat realistiv, no masks, all lines spoken |
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| Musical Eliments in Elizabethan Theatre |
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| Royal enterances, attention to important announcements, signal in battles, accompanied song and dance, performances concluded with a jig |
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| short lively music-and-dance piece |
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| What was the cheapest, moderate and expensive seating in the globe? |
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| Cheapest=yard Moderate=galleries Exspensive=boxes or "lord's rooms" |
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| Theatrical convention in the Globe |
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| No intermissions, vendors, atmosphere like a sporting event. |
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