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| Western Africa - a member of a caste responsible for maintaining oral record of tribal history in the form of music, poetry, and storytelling |
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"the holder of strings"
Storyteller from India – the stage manager/director in Sanskrit drama |
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| Storyteller of the Pueblo Indians |
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"Song stitcher"
Storyteller of Ancient Greece (like the Elizabethan bard) |
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Earliest known example of written theatre.
Story of Osiris (sun king god) killed by brother (Set) and Becomes the god of the underworld. |
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Greek Philosopher
Student of Plato
Wrote the Poetics
6 Elements of Theatre |
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Wrote it to defend theatre
6 Elements of Theatre
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choral odes that were sung
lyrical poetry + song + dance |
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Considered the 1st Actor
stepped out of the chorus as an individual voice and spoke lines in character |
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God of Theatre, Wine, & Fertility
Son of Zeus (King of gods) and Semele (Mortal Woman) |
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Followers of Dionysus
They were perceived as peaceful and one with nature and wild and animalistic. |
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Major Festival in Athens by 534 BC
Tragedy recognized as a form
Important for civic and religious reasons: showcase wealth and culture & religious celebration (honoring Dionysus) |
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Architect for the Theatre of Dionysus
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Outdoor, Public
Temple and alter to Dionysus |
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The Audience
Wraps around, 3 sides, raked upwards |
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(altar)
center of the orchestra |
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Stage house
scenery/set
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wings |
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In front of the skene house
"proscenium" |
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the stage
the second level of the scene house that the actors can perform on. |
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| aisles on the sides of the theatre |
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| rustic setting with trees, caverns, caves |
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| painted panels attached to the skene wall |
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| triangular flats revolve around a pole to represent three scenes |
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| crane on roof for flying effects |
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| reed intsrument; double pipe |
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| the lyre; early form of a harp |
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| the headdress part of the mask that covers the high forehead and head |
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| greek tunic; short or long |
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| type of greek sandal with a thick sole that elevates the actor |
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| greek word - "one who answers" |
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wealthy citizen
paid for costumes, training of chorus |
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| A reversal of circumstances, a turning point |
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| A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience |
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| What is the story behind the Abydos Passion Play and why is this play important in theatre history? |
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| What is the time frame for the Archaic Period of Greece, the Classical Period of Greece and the Hellenistic? |
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| Who was Thespis and how is he connected to the origins of Greek theatre? |
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| How was Dionysus born and what is his connection to theatre? |
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| Describe the events that makeup the City Dionysia--how does this compare to other festivals of Athens in the 5th & 6th centuries of Greece? |
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| What are the features of the first Greek theatre and how did this theatre space change in the Hellenistic era? |
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| What scenic elements were used in staging Greek theatre? |
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| How was music used in classic Greek theatre? |
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| What are the three kinds of plays and what kind of generic scenery would they have in classical or Hellenistic Greek theatre? |
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| How were Greek plays costumed? Which characters wore masks; what kind of masks were they? How did masks affect performance? |
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| Who were the actors in Greek theatre? What were their skills and training? What was the performance style of Greek theatre? |
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| How does the chorus function in Greek theatre? |
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| How were plays produced in Greek theatre? |
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| What is a tragedy (as defined in ancient Greece)? What is a comedy? What is a satyr play? |
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| What are the 6 elements of tragedy, according to Aristotle’s Poetics? |
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| What are the structural elements of classic Greek drama. That is, what parts is the tragedy divided into? What parts is the comedy divided into? |
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| Who are the four major playwrights of the Greek theatre? What did they write? What are the unique contributions of each author to the theatre? |
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characters, plot, themes and significance of...
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characters, plot, themes and significance of...
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| How did Greek theatre and the theatre structure change after the Peloponnesian War? |
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| What is New Comedy and how is it different from Old Comedy? |
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| What are the stock comic character types of New Comedy? |
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| How do Roman theatres after 55 B.C.E. differ from the theatre building of Hellenistic Greece? What are the features and why are they different? |
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| What is the scaenae frons and what is its importance in the development of theatre architecture? |
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| What were the performance conditions of the Roman theatre? Who was in the audience and what kind of theatre did they demand? |
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| How did acting change in the Roman theatre? Were masks used? What kind of costumes did they have? |
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| Who is the Roman playwright best known for writing tragedy? What were the features of the play she wrote and how did they differ from the Greek models? |
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| In addition to Greek New Comedy, what were other kinds of plays or performances that shaped the Roman comedy? |
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| Who were Terence and Plautus and what were their contributions to Roman comedy? |
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