PPT-Theatre History

What is the relationship between a society a culture or a historical time period and its Theatre In what ways can Theatre reflect life What are some ways to tell from which historical time period a play originates. Shakespeare's Globe was the most popular English theater of its time, frequented by people from all walks of Elizabethan life. . From 1599 until 1640 the audiences at the Globe consisted of people from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds. Peasants, prostitutes, merchants, labourers, wealthy citizens and lords and ladies frequented the playhouses of Shakespeare’s London. . Dr. Neighbours. NRHS . Theatre Classes. The land. The myths. The stage. The. . Land. Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea. The Land. PURPOSE OF GREEK DRAMA. Dramas presented by the state at annual religious festivals. . Overview. History. The ‘Players’. Noteworthy Playwrights. Types of Elizabethan Theatres. English Renaissance theatre, also known as early modern English theatre, but usually as Elizabethan theatre, is the era of theatre in England between 1562 and 1642.. Dionysus. God of wine, theatre, revelry, and fertility. Also known as Bacchus by Romans. Born from the thigh of Zeus (twice born). Instructed on winemaking . Greek theatre came out of the worship of Dionysus. AND FILM. A Comparison. . Two related entertainment genres sharing common themes. :. 1. . The telling of a story. 2. The revelation of character.  . Experiences Theatre – the influences of theatre. What did you learn doing Pantomime and Commedia?. How did you communicate in both?. Why do theatre in middle school?. What can you apply outside the theatre classroom that you have learned so far (or might learn)?. Theatre 101. Drama. Greek word meaning “to do” or “to act”. Born out of the dance ceremonies of primitive people before Greek civilization. Egyptian Theatre. Ritualistic rites = our idea of a play. What is Musical theatre? . Musical theatre is theatre that utilizes singing, acting, and dancing to tell a story. A Brief History of Musicals. History of Musicals: The beginning. Music has been used in onstage performances throughout the years – Greek theatre, medieval theatre, Tudor theatre, and Elizabethan theatre all saw the use of music and/or dance in some form to entertain audiences. Week 15. [Part 1]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. Realism. Realism in the last half of the 19th-century began as an experiment to make theater more useful to society. . The . mainstream theatre from 1859 to 1900 was still bound up in melodramas, spectacle plays (disasters, etc.), comic operas, and vaudevilles. Chapter 8. Modern and Postmodern. Previous ages include –. Classical (Greece and Rome). Medieval (Mystery and Morality Plays). Renaissance (The Elizabethan Age in England). The Royal Theatre (The Court Theatre of Spain and France). How did theatre, as we know it, come to be?. Greek Theatre. Rooted in Dionysian hymns -in honor of DIONYSUS, god . of . wine and fertility. . Play festivals were so popular entire towns would shut down for days! Local houses would sponsor plays for competition. . English 12. Angie Lewis. The History. 1599: . the Globe Theatre is opened on Bankside - to the South of . London. William . Shakespeare is a co-owner of the Globe and a . writer . of . plays. Globe . The Play and The Theatre Week 4 [Part 1 ] Introduction to Theatre College of the Desert First Critique Due – 9/17/19 A Doll’s House / Our Town Critiques are expected to be AT LEAST FIVE (5) full double-spaced typewritten pages By: Elizabeth Comtois. Ms. . Munley’s. 2. nd. Period. European Theatre in The . middle . ages. After . the fall of the Roman Empire, small nomadic bands traveled around performing wherever there was an audience. They consisted of storytellers, jesters, jugglers and many other performers. .