PPT-Greek Theater Vocabulary

Catharsis The act or process of releasing a strong emotion such as fear or pity especially by expressing it in an art form Acting is a means of catharsis for her Comedy A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and usually contains a happy resolution of the thematic conflict . From the world’s first actors to the Theater of the Absurd to Italian Theater to American Theater and David Henry Hwang. China had first professional actors. 600’s BCE (ahead of Greek Thespians in 500’s BCE. 1558-1603. The time period. England is small (5 million people). There are more people in London today. U.S. today 300,000,000. England is dependent on agriculture and is covered in forests. Large gap between rich and poor classes. a literary art form.. The Greek Theater. Thespis: ? Given credit for being the first to put an individual actor on the stage., separate from the chorus.. Aeschylus (525B.C.-456 B.C.): Put two actors on the stage together, separate from the chorus, in order to create conflict.. An introduction to the beginnings of theater.. Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Theater. (In this order:). 1. Plot- The arrangement of events on stage. 2. Character- The agents of the plot. 3. Theme- The reason the playwright wrote the play. Objective:. Of Greek Theater. Georgia Performance Standards. ELA10RL1 – The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the themes, structures, and elements of . dramatic literature. and provides evidence from the text to support understanding.. Origin. . of. . Tragedy. Religious festivals in honor of Dionysus . Greek tragedy originated in religious festivals in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility.. Dionysus died each winter but was reborn each spring.. a literary art form.. The Greek Theater. Greek Drama Target Chart. Greek Tragedy: . Antigone. In your textbook, turn to p. 1064.. Read . the notes on the origin of Greek drama, theater and tragedy.. Create target notes in your binder:. By the mid-16. th. century, the art of drama in England was three centuries old, but the idea of housing it in a permanent building was new.. In 1576, James Burbage built the first public theater and called it… The Theater. . The time period. England is small (5 million people). There are more people in London today. U.S. today 300,000,000. England is dependent on agriculture and is covered in forests. Large gap between rich and poor classes. Greek Theater. Greeks very competitive by nature. Had many festivals with competitions . Dionysia. :. Most famous festival-, . it . was a celebration of the Greek god, . Dionysus the god of wine and drama. Early Medieval times (7. th. century) the church played a part in stopping theater performances.. Church was then responsible for rebirth of theater during the Middle Ages. Dramatic performances based on the story of the Resurrection, were 1. 1. . Part I :. A brief history of Musical Theater. 2. Part I: Musical Theater. Less than 100 years ago, people did not have the option of “going out to a movie” on a Friday night. . 3. Musical Theater. Origins of Drama. Drama began during the . sixth century, B.C. . as part of a religious festival that was intended to honor the god . Dionysus. , the god of wine, . agriculture, . and fertility. . These .