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kithara

1 play ever written

performed from 2500 bc to 550 bc

Story of Osiris, Horus, Isis, and Set. 

Sociological needs- the need to share stories

Political needs- the need to inform, move to action

psychological needs- the need to understand human condition

Aesthetic needs- the appreciation of beauty or simulation of action. 

-TO celebrate lifes passages

(graduation)

-to celebrate political events

(president)

-to celebrate social events

(birthdays)

-to celebrate religious events

(baptism)

Story teller of ancient greece

(elizabeth bard)

-Storytelling (1st root)

-Mimesis(2nd root)

-ritual(3 root)

-ceremony(4th root)

Griot

SUdtradhara

Shaman

Rapsode

Proskenium

Orchestra

Theatron

Altar/Thymele

Skene

Paradoi

Proskenium

Paraskenia

Legion

Thyromata

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Orchestra 

Theatron 

Altar/ Thymele

Skene

Paraskenion

Paradoi

Major festival in Athens by 534 bc

important because -it showcased wealth and culture

a time to worship the god dionysus. 

GOd of theatre, wine and fertility

SOn of Zeus and Semele

BOrn from the hip of Zues

COnsidered the first actor

- stepped out of the chorus and spoke lines in character

Roman Farce

Roman attellan farce-comic folk plays from southern italy

-improvised

Phylax plays-greek farces in southern italy

Short plays with stock characters

-braggart -hunchback-glutton -ect. 

Known as the greatest actor. 

some people still refer to him today

126bc to 62 bc)

Performance where dancers would dance while narrator tells stor

prostite women were able to perform

could be sytirical and obscene

Exagerrated emotions

-had onstage violence

chorus of 1

5 act structure

ROman stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright

-wrote roman tragedy(was the most important playwright in roman tragedy

wrote: Phaedra

madea(adapted)

oedipus(adapted)

thyestes

Theatre for everyone

open to all classes

Audience were lively and unruly

(left when they wanted and came anytime)

There was some VIP seating

Plays appealed to wider audience in the Roman period

Often 100 ft wide or more and 20 ft deep

seated 

known as the scene

it was an elaborately decorated background in the roman theatre stage

the greeks just used nature as the background

1st permanent theate in rome

seated 8,000 to 80,000 in the theatron(cavea)

it was a single architectural unit

had semicircular orchestra

arches replaced the paradoi

ROman games

entertainment for everyone...

included:chariot races

Beast fights

acrobatics and sports

-happened about 4 times a year

consisted of well  to do folk and middle class common people

Stock characters: slaves and parasites(often clever who schemes to advance plot

courtesans(beautifu, sometimes stupid or smart)

Cowardly/braggart soldiers

-with domestic issues(home,ses, family, money, goods)

-misunderstanding, mistaken identities,misunderstood motives

-slaves,courtesans,commom people

-contrived ending,ends with wedding

-no chorus at all

-Deals with political issues(war and peace)

-Happy idea is put into play and tested

-satire of publec figures and policies

-end with happy idea and komos

-chorus of 24 men

Only writer of new comedy

-won prizes at City Dionysia and Lenaia

wrote: the grouch

Writer of Old comedy

wrote: The frogs

the birds

the clouds 

the wasps 

lysistrata

The father of greek tragedy

author of 90 plays

we know of 7 plays left

wrote: Agamemnon

The libation bearers

The eumenides

-he develops complex characters and adds second actor

We have 9 plays of his

wrote:madea

troy

he was well loved in the hellenistic period

Served as Emperor secretary 

didnt act often

-wrote:oedipus Rex

antigone

oedipus at colonus

-wrote 120 tragedies

Comedy character

half goat/half men

hoarsetails

Features: pugnose

balding head

hoarsetail and ears

erect member

goat hooves

Prologue(presents happy idea)

Parodos(brings in the chorus)

Agon(debate about the happy idea)

Parabasis(chorus advances on audience)

Episodes(events show happy idea in progress)

Komos(high spirited dance where they exit to eat and dance

Exodus(exit)

Prologue

Parados

Episodes

Exodus

Plot

Character

Thought

Diction

Music

Spectacle

Greek philosopher

student of plato

teacher of Alexander the great

wrote the poetics

An imitation of an action that is seious, complete, and of a certain magnitude

in langues embellished with each kind of artistic, ornament, and several kinds being found in seperate parts of the play

In the form of action, not of narrative through pity and fear affecting proper purgation of these emotions

Choral odes

lyric poetry and song and dance usually based around methology

consisted of 10 groups of 50 boys competing in contests

All male

3 main actors

chorus of 12 to 15

trained like athletes

chorus spoke together

Author-wrote plays

-was the principle actor and director

Archon(mayor)- chose plays

-assigned chorus and choregus

choregus- wealthy citizen who paid for costumes

Government-paid for theatre, actors and authors fees and prizes

Greek word for actor

means:one who answers

Thespis was the first actor

cleander was the first actor to get paid

Chiton(tunic)

-could be long or short

cloaks

Buskins/kothurni- raised boots or greek shoes with thick soles and raised platform

Made of light weight wood, cork, or linen

covered full head

forehead of mask was raised

Onkos- The headress part of a mask

-there were 28 different kinds of masks

-6 old men

-8 young men

-2 attendants

-12 women