THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I Introduction to Theatre A Reflections of theatre on society II Elements of Theatre III History of Theatre Current Lecture I Introduction to Theatre Theatre reflects society Writers have an impulse to create theatre why To describe things that happen in this day in age Because theatre is based on daily life it reflects that society at that time The definition of theatre was based on Aristotle II Elements of Theatre Fundamental Aspects of Modern Theatre Embodiment of an action an action is taking place Aristotle believed the action was the unifying link to a play Separation of performer and audience a performance would be simple communication if it didn t have a distinct audience the audience s only participation in the performance is empathy through empathy the audience experiences the magic of theatre Transitory and immediate the performance is always live since theatre reflects the society of that time the performance should have an aspect of time and let the audience and the performers exist together in that moment Subject matter always human beings again theatre reflects society society being the people of that time Costumes These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III History of Theatre In early Greece knowledge was valued so theatre was important and essential to daily life The repetition of actions in a narrative becomes ritualistic It begins to become more about the aesthetics and less about the cause and effect It becomes theatre Rituals Theatre Mimesis Imitate in order to learn something Theatre was created to instruct as well as entertain Gnothi Sauton If you know thy self you shall know of the gods What are you learning about a society by studying its theatre
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