Greek Theatre originated in Athens‚ Greece between 550 BC and 220 BC. It revolved around a play festival called the Dionysia which honoured the Greek god‚ Dionysis. This play festival featured three main genres: tragedy‚ comedy and satyr. In ancient Greece‚ theatre was considered to be of great importance. Crowds of 15‚000 people would gather to see a play and every town had at least one theatre. Thus‚ in the following essay I will discuss the theatres in which these important plays were performed
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of Sheffield Theatres Trust case This case tells us the history of two theatres‚ namely the Crucible and the Lyceum theatre‚ from the year 1971 till 2001. The problems that occurred during development and also change of the environment will be discussed. There will be a focus on the funding part and the interests of the stakeholders‚ which can be related to formulating a suitable strategy for the Sheffield Theatres Trust. The Sheffield Theatres Trust is a combination of two theatres‚ which have
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SHAKESPEARE’S THEATRE AND AUDIENCE. Why should we concern ourselves with Shakespeare’s theatre and audience? The vast majority of his readers since the Restoration have known nothing about them‚ and have enjoyed his plays enormously. And if they have enjoyed without fully understanding‚ it was for want of imagination and of knowledge of human nature‚ and not from ignorance of the conditions under which his plays were produced. At any rate‚ such ignorance does not exclude us from the soul of Shakespearean
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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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Bibliography: Books: Ross‚ Stewart (1999). Greek Theatre. Chicago: Peter Bedrick Books Website 1 Dr. Trumbull‚ Eric W. (2001‚ March 18). Ancient Greek Theatre. Retrieved 11-28-06‚ from http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd130et/ancientgreek.htm Website 2 Wild‚ Larry. (2004‚ August 2). Greek and Roman Theatre. Retrieved 11-28-06‚ from http://www.northern.edu/wild/th100/CHAPT10.HTM Website 3 Polio‚ Norine. The Grouch (Dyskolos) by
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they look before getting to know them. The messageof the story can perhaps best be summed up in the English proverb: You should not judge a book by its cover. The author of “Mr. Know-All”‚ W Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was a popular English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. Maugham is said to have been the highest paid author in the world during the 1930s. He travelled extensively‚ and was one of the best known writers of travel stories during the inter-war years. This story‚ which
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Buzz Dance Theatre ‘Look the other way’ How could you leave your country? The place you grew up in‚ how could you leave your loved ones in a place so bad you had to flee it yourself? The production of ‘Look the other way’ choreographed by Cadi McCarthy is clearly emotionally attached to the performers. Look the other way describes how people had to leave their home and become refugees‚ their fear and hatred needing the encouragement to move forward. The mixture of contemporary and hip hop really
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Commedia dell Arte is an interesting form of acting in the history of theatre. During the 16th‚ 17th and 18th century‚ in the midst of the renaissance‚ there was a very delightful source of entertainment that people where privy too. This archaic form of acting was based around improvising and the use of masks. I am comparing this to modern day comedy since I have seen direct examples on television‚ which use this method of acting‚ in modern day shows. The fact that some of these performers were verging
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Jessica Rud Mr. Evans English 102 14 November 2012 Conventions to Humor the Audience In comedies‚ the audience is aware of certain conventions that must be displayed to make the show or the play a comedy. Conventions are widely used techniques in art and literature. Comedy conventions have changed since the Elizabethan times to modern day. In Elizabethan times‚ a happy ending is a device that brings emotion to the audience after all the humor. In modern sitcoms‚ a technique called satire is
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Contrast between Ancient Greek Theatre “Antigone” and Modern Russian Theatre in “The Cherry Orchard”. Theatre which is a main source of entertainment has made various stories in her womb regarding theatres in all over the world like African‚ Yoruba theatre‚ Asian Theatre‚ Middle-East Theatre and Western Theatre like Greek Theatres and Modern Russian Theatre. First of all‚ Greek theatre seems to have its roots in religious celebration that incorporated song and dance. Like this Greek theater shadowed
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