PPT-The History of European theatre

By Elizabeth Comtois Ms Munleys 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 . 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 Brief History – Part 1 . Early Influences. Early Influences - . English ballad opera.  . The Beggar’s Opera. . – 1728; . Flora. – 1735 . No historical scenery . or. costumes. Spoken . play with preexisting popular songs amid . Johan Wänström. j. ohan.wanstrom@liu.se. Course . expectations. Do the . readings. for the . lectures. You. . will. not pass the . course. . without. . doing. the . assigned. . readings. Necessary. 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). 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. 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. . Part A, Multiple-Choice: 55 Questions; 55 minutes; 40% of total exam score. Part B, Short-Answer: 4 questions; 50 minutes; 20% of total exam score. Section II: Free-Response; 90 minutes. Part A, Document-based question: 1 question; 55 minutes (includes 15 minute reading period); 25% of total exam score. 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?. Programmes of productions held at the Little Theatre, Hull Page 1 of 4 C DIDU Programmes of productions held at the 1937 - 1939 Little Theatre, Hull Accession number: 12/01 Historical Background/Bi 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..