The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2‚500 years. While performative elements are present in every society‚ it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatre as an art form[->1] and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities. The history of theatre is primarily concerned with the origin and subsequent development of the theatre as an autonomous activity. Since classical Athens] in the 6th century BCE‚ vibrant traditions of
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Theatre of the Absurd Term coined by Martin Esslin‚ who wrote The Theatre of the Absurd. Works in drama and prose faction with the common theme: * human condition is essentially absurd and * this condition can be represented properly only by literature that is absurd in itself Movement emerged in France after WWII against the traditional beliefs and values of traditional lit and culture: * assumption that man is a rational creature‚ * part of an ordered social structure
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The Origins of Theatre Theatre has been around for thousands of years dating back to the B.C.E era. There are many forms of theatre Ritual Theatre‚ uses theatrical techniques of song‚ dance‚ and characterization but is still firmly rooted in religion. Many scholars agree on two traits that distinguish theatre from rituals. First theatre must have an actor that plays a character‚ a person that takes on a role of a human‚ object‚ or animal. Second theatre usually has a story with conflict;
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|Greek Theatre |The origins of drama started with hymns called ‘dithyrambs’ and were| |‘Drama’ comes from the Greek word ‘Dran’ meaning ‘to do’ |sung in worship of the god ‘Dionysus’. | |‘Theatre’ comes from the Greek word ‘Theatron’ meaning ‘the seeing |The hymns progressed to ‘choral’ (group of people) processions. This| |place’ |progressed
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Discretionary Trusts and the concept of a sham trust. (a) The central theme regarding trusts is that they are assets that are legally owned by the trustees and not the beneficiaries. In a discretionary trust‚ the trustees have discretion as to who among a class of beneficiaries should receive income and/or capital under the trust and in what proportion (e.g. Mettoy Pension Trustees Ltd v. Evans [1990] 1 WLR 1587). So until a beneficiary is chosen to receive income or capital‚ they do not possess
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it was too slow‚ because according to the ancient historian Tacitus‚ Seneca called for poison‚ and when that failed him‚ he was placed in a hot bath to be suffocated by the steam. Claque brings together large numbers of people to create a total theatre experience unique to the community that it
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What is the Theatre of the Absurd? The theatre of the absurd is a term that was created by a Hungarian Critic Martin Esslin. It is a term that represents a few European playwrights in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Some characteristics of the theatre of the absurd include broad comedy‚ mixed with horrific or tragic images‚ characters caught in hopeless situations forced to do repetitive or meanlingless actions‚ dialogue full of clichés‚ wordplay and nonsense: plots that are cynical or absurdly expansive;
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ITS Fall 2011 Section 5 12/19/2011 Multiple Truths of the Theater For many people the theatre is merely a means of pure entertainment; its either a comedy‚ drama‚ love story‚ or tragedy that people are attracted to in the theater. Everyone in attendance finds some sort of connection with the events taking place on stage. The events of the stage are not solely just to connect but rather‚ I believe that there is a deeper‚ more truthful purpose. I strongly agree with Aristotle’s theory of tragedy
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used in Noh Theatre? Noh is a highly misunderstood and often overlooked form of art. Often criticized for being unnecessarily lethargic and minimal in overall performance and structure‚ it is not highly appreciated. However‚ it is much more than most make it out to be; Noh is an ancient tradition of Japanese theatre that has been kept alive and continuously refined by a small group of people who seek nothing more than to perfect this art form that has long been held as sacred. Noh theatre began in
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