PPT-History of Theatre: Greeks to the 19

th Century ENGL 2030 Experience of LiteratureDrama Lavery MedievaltoRenaissance Theatre in the Middle Ages The Legacy of Plato 428347 Platos Socrates Dialogues The Republic . 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) . Aeneid. Nov. 11, 2015. “Give way, you Greeks!. Something greater . than the . Iliad. . is coming . to birth!”. Etruscan,. 5. th . C BCE. Relief, 2. nd. C BCE. “. Aeneas flees burning Troy. ,” Federico . 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. Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and the harvest. . . There are three main . types of drama.. Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides wrote . tragedies. (drama in which the main character suffers a disastrous end).. 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. . performance. Defining theatre…. Think!-Pair!-Share! Turn to your shoulder partner and come up with a working definition: . What is . theatre. ?. Theatre is…. Live. performance art- in the present moment. 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?. 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..