PPT-20th Century Theatre: Musical Theatre

Week 15 Part 1 Introduction to Theatre College of the Desert Realism Realism in the last half of the 19thcentury began as an experiment to make theater more useful to society The mainstream theatre from 1859 to 1900 was still bound up in melodramas spectacle plays disasters etc comic operas and vaudevilles. Chapter 9 . from . Learning About Dance. textbook by Nora . Ambrosio. History of Jazz. Origins of jazz can be traced back to Africa. In the 1600’s slaves were brought from Africa to America. The slaves continued to dance and drum on the plantations. A History. Forward by John . Kenrick. “Let’s start at the very beginning…”. Did Broadway’s GOLDEN AGE end in the 1950s? 60s?. OR. Is the theatre itself “an art form of the now.. ”. January 12, . 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 . 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 . A Brief History – Part 1 . Early Influences. What is Musical Theatre?. mu·si·cal. . the·a·ter. . noun: musical theatre is a genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential . part. Chapter 5 - The Birth of Musical Comedy. Chapter 6 – A New Century. by John . Kenrick. To review…. The Greeks developed tragedy and comedy containing elements of music and dance. In the renaissance. th. century to the 21. st. century. By Danielle Issa . 20. th. Century . Theatre is an art form and was preformed in various places during the early 20th century. . Burlesque. Vaudeville . Musical Theatre was also advancing; a subdivision of theatre still used today. . 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. 1800-1915. American theatre. - starting to develop its own flavor. - up to this time borrowed from English . theatre. - early drama sparse. - the church controlled events. - theatre was viewed as sinful. This was a unit of the government funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was established to combat unemployment.. Headed by Hallie Flanagan Davis, at its peak it employed 10,000 people in 40 states.. 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?. Unit Goal. : The goal of this unit is to . explore. how characters in the musical Oliver! express their own power and privilege despite the lack of authority, security, and freedom. . Why are doing musical theatre?. 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..