History of Drama Ancient Drama The origins of Western drama can be traced to the celebratory music of 6th-century BC Attica‚ the Greek region centered on Athens. Although accounts of this period are inadequate‚ it appears that the poet Thespis developed a new musical form in which he impersonated a single character and engaged a chorus of singer-dancers in dialogue. As the first composer and soloist in this new form‚ which came to be known as tragedy‚ Thespis can be considered both the first dramatist
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RADIO PLAY/DRAMA The English word ‘drama’ derives from the Greek word ‘dran’ meaning ‘to do’. Thus a drama is a story performed or ‘done’ by people on stage‚ radio‚ film‚ TV‚ on the street. A drama involves a chain of events and describes a web of relationships involving one or more persons. It could be fiction or non-fiction. The main Components/ELEMENTS of a RADIO drama: I. Plot_____________________________________________________ The chain of events or actions in which the characters
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UNIVERSITY OF GAZIANTEP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SPRING 2013 ELL 246: RENAISSANCE DRAMA Tuesday 15:30-17:20 / Friday 15:30-16:20 Instructor: Hivren Demir-Atay Office Hours: M 9:30 / T 15:30-17:30 / W 16:30-17:30 Office: Y 212 Course Description: In an attempt to identify the fundamental characteristics of English Renaissance drama‚ this course will provide the students with an overview of Shakespeare’s contemporaries. Starting with the changes that the Italian Renaissance
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Elements of Drama * Characters: Characters are the people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the actors in the play. It is the characters who move the action‚ or plot‚ of the play forward. * Plot: This is what happens in the play. Plot refers to the action; the basic storyline of the play. * Theme: While plot refers to the action of the play‚ theme refers to the meaning of the play. Theme is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play. In some cases‚ the theme of a play
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------------------------------------------------- DRAMA Origin of Greek tragedy and comedy Drama‚ in the western world‚ begins with ancient Greece‚ where the two major forms of drama ……….. tragedy and comedy ………..were an aspect of religious ritual. Greek tragedy is believed to have begun in the sixth century B.C. with Thespis who introduced the first actor on the stage. The first dramatic dialogue lies in the conversation of this actor with leader of the satiric chorus. The dramatic element
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Drama is written for live visual performance; it is more intense and reflects everyday life tensions more than poetry. Drama is observed right in front of you; there is color‚ lights for the setting‚ clothing and the scenes change. Drama allows you to see the characters personality developed as the drama unfolds on stage. Drama has two forms tragedy and comedy. “Riders of the Sea” is a drama of tragedy. The plot of the drama is central and foreshadowing and flashbacks are techniques used to show
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look at modern drama from a thematic perspective. Part of what defines modern drama for me is an emphasis on experiences and predicaments that have applicability to as many people as possible. Modern drama speaks loudly and lucidly to multiple parties‚ and can articulate struggle and redemption in a manner that makes it understandable to all in the modern setting. Its relevancy is effective in real time. For example‚ a reason I consider Beckett’s Waiting for Godot modern drama because it speaks
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DRAMA ESSAY – BOAL/MEYERHOLD Chelsea Carrick-Donahoo The new and abstract philosophical beliefs of theatre practitioners Augusto Boal and Vsevolod Meyerhold have greatly influenced the creation of their theatrical practices. Boal’s context within Brazil’s oppressive regime in the twentieth century developed his goal to use theatre as a therapeutic means of showing audiences how they could overcome oppression in his Theatre of the Oppressed. Meyerhold
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1. Types of Drama a. Comedy When we talk about comedy‚ we usually refer to plays that are light in tone‚ and that typically have happy endings. The intent of a comedic play is to make the audience laugh. In modern theater‚ there are many different styles of comedy‚ ranging from realistic stories‚ where the humor is derived from real-life situations‚ to outrageous slapstick humor. Is designed to be entertaining and humorous where misfortune ends in triumph or happiness. It presents characters
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Drama Essay “To be good at improvisation‚ it doesn’t really matter how talented you are‚ but more about giving it your best shot” Improvisation is the art of being able to create ideas in a split second‚ with little or no warning as to what you are making up. In drama the art of improvisation‚ and being a good improviser‚ is absolutely essential. However‚ there are many different views on what it takes to be good at improvisation. To be good at improvisation‚ it relies very little on how talented
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