THEA 1030 1st Edition Lecture 12 Greek Theatre Production Elements Use of Chorus o Give background information o Act as ideal preferred audience o Offer philosophical observations o Balance actions of main characters o Create spectacle o Foreshadow The Actors o All male 2 3 primary lead actors o Wore masks Traditional for performance Covered entire head Highly detailed with hair and make up Enabled principal actors to play several roles Music o Music accompanied each play o Included wind string and percussion instruments o Added interest to plays lacking much physical action Ekkyklema 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 o Rolling altar used to reveal dead bodies o Did not show violence on stage Deus ex Mechane God from Machine o Gods were flown onto the stage o Appearance of the God on stage with use of a machine o Contrived ending not enough time o Quickly provide resolution o Also in Chinese theatre Roman Theatre During the Republic o Comedy is the preferred genre o Tragedy is not practical for them During the Empire o Theatre Drama is abandoned for varietal entertainments Gladiator Contests Chariot Races Restaging of Historical Battles More violence during this period A lot of fight to the death activities Worshipped counterparts to the Greek Gods Superstitious Ludi Romani Festival o In honor of the God of Jupiter Romans rename for Greek God Zeus o Included boxing contests and chariot races o Originates in 240 BCE The number of days for this festival increased during the Empire from 3 to 175 in order to maintain popular control or popular power Development of Roman Theatre o Theatre becomes a 3 standing structure 3 dimensional o Audience moves closer to stage See hear better o Reduced orchestra area to half Circular singing dancing area becomes half o Eliminated Chorus
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