PPT-Musical Theatre

A Brief History Part 1 Early Influences Early Influences English ballad opera   The Beggars Opera 1728 Flora 1735 No historical scenery or costumes Spoken play with preexisting popular songs amid . 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. Norwegian . . English. Norwegian. . Music Traditions. The first instrumental traditional music in Norway was called . Slatt. . . The Folk songs were passed down through generations using oral transmission . A HISTORY. CHAPTER TWO. CONTINENTAL OPERA (1840-1900). “TYPICAL OF FRANCE”. According to the French, everything of value in western culture originated in France. What is the truth? Drama and cuisine were first cultivated in Greece. Music in ancient Greece was intimately linked to poetry and dance and was very present in the life of Greek society.. 1. . Introduction. :. Music was important in religious ceremonies, at private parties, education, war and work and even had a recognized . 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. . From . American Musical Theatre . by James Leve. CHAPTER ONE. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s . Oklahoma!. opened in 1943 and ran for 2,212 performances.. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). 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. Week 15. [Part 1]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. Realism. Realism in the last half of the 19th-century 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. 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. It is an American creation. 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). 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. 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 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?.