PPT-Greek Theatre, Art &

Architecture Greek Theatre Origins historians believe that the first theatre started from the ceremonies Greeks attended in honor of Dionysus the God of fertilitywine eventually theatre attendance became a popular form of entertainment. Advanced Theatre. Background to the Theatre. Roman History. . Rome – in 753 B.C. was a town dominated by Etruria, North of Rome. In 509 B.C., the Etruscan (from Etruria) ruler was expelled, and Rome became a republic (just as Athens became a democracy).. Anton Chekhov. By: . Linda Bashinskaya. Pamela Whitcomb. Anton Chekhov. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a famous play writer born in Taganrog, Russia on January 29, 1860. Chekhov attended a school for Greek boys before his father moved their family to Moscow due to bankruptcy. After grammar school, Chekhov enrolled into Medical school and later became a doctor. His experience in this field explains a lot of the tragic characters in his plays. While attending medical school, Chekhov wrote and publish comic stories which he used to support his family, in little time his gained him wide fame. He regularly contributed to St. Petersburg papers and even wrote 2 full novels. His novel, “The Shooting Party” even got translated into English. In 1888 Chekhov was awarded with the Pushkin Prize. The failure of “The Wood Demon” was a drawback for . the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . By Tuan Trinh. It determines how we think about theatre and experience.. How we understand it is affect by:. Our culture values. Our Personal Interest and Perspective of that culture. How does understanding a critic’s or a culture’s value inform critical analysis of theatre?. 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. theatron. meaning “seeing place” . . DRAMA from the Greek . dran. meaning “to do”. DRAMA is . a . text. the . verbal . aspects of . theatre. a . process (to be dramatic). THEATRE is hardware. 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). (Primitive Societies & the Ancient Greeks). Theatre of Primitive Societies. Dance ceremonies . (initiation, war, story, religious). Tribal traditions . Religious dances. performed by shamans in front of temples. 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 art of ancient Greece is the origin of the art of the western world. It was in Greece that artists first developed the idea of art as . a naturalistic . imitation of reality, and in Greece that artists first established the principles of harmony and beauty in art. Greek art . 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?. institution in anyprevious yearNoTesting PlanNo I prefer to apply test optional Di. O. nusos. “The Little Zeus,” he, along with Athena and Apollo, is the most diverse in his areas governed.. A . syncretic. god (combines elements of several deities), he began with fertility who, over time, acquired other aspects.. Introduction to masks. In ancient Greek drama, the performers wore masks to represent the character they were playing or the emotion that they were showing. Actors in Greek plays often played several different parts and would put on a different mask for each part that they played. The members of the chorus wore masks that were usually similar to each other, but completely different from those of the leading actors. .