PPT-History of Western Theatre

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 . The History Play. Britain’s ‘Serious’ Drama. The (Royal) Court 1904-07. The Royal Court 1956-65. Harley Granville-Barker. George Devine. Post-War Britain: Context. Internal Politics. : Post-war Labour government (1945-51) followed by Conservative rule (1951-64); post-war consensus on the welfare state (health and education) . A reflection on the future of the history of western . australia. Philippa. . Maddern. The most recent Australian Historical Association Conference. Index entries for Western Australia and Tasmania in Clark’s . The history of drama is closely related to the history of humanity itself. Why? . The earliest record of a theatrical performance came from Egypt 4,000 years ago.. The Origin of Western Theatre? . Why do we say that Greek Theatre is the origin of “Western Theatre” ?. Humans have a basic need to imitate (that is how we acquire most of our learning). Imitation is the basis of all theatre. One definition of theatre is a person or persons imitating the actions and words of others for the benefit of others (actors, plays, audience). Western theatre: . The Poetics . by Aristotle. Written around 335 BC. · . The Poetics . is the earliest surviving Western work of dramatic theory.. · In this work, some of the things Aristotle analyzes are . 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. The Earliest Form of Theatre Recorded. Historians found that Ancient Egyptians performed a three-day pageant (performance) about four thousand years ago. The pageant explained the story of Osiris, an Egyptian god. 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. 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 . . and. . Moliere. . By Jesse Tabernaberri . and . Geoffrey Webber. Neoclassicism emerged during . turbulent. . times . in France, in the early sixteenth century. After . the French Revolution, France became a . 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?. Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Astronomy consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Polynesian, Egyptian and Tibetan astronomy, among others, the book includes essays on Sky Tales and Why We Tell Them and Astronomy and Prehistory, and Astronomy and Astrology. The essays address the connections between science and culture and relate astronomical practices to the cultures which produced them. Each essay is well illustrated and contains an extensive bibliography. Because the geographic range is global, the book fills a gap in both the history of science and in cultural studies. It should find a place on the bookshelves of advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars, as well as in libraries serving those groups. 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. . And Realism in ‘A . D. oll’s House’ by Henrik . I. bsen. GREEK THEATRE. (From 7. th. Century B.C.E). Greek theatre was created to celebrate religious festivals.. A chorus was used to either sing or chant the script..