THAR 281: EXAM 1
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3 crucial factors to have theatre
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Live playing space, live actors, and live audience
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mimesis
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active imagination; how we learn
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methexis
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group sharing experience
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zeittgeist
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form & content at any given time
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aesthetic distance
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the closer to an event, the more you will be connected
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4th wall
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imaginary force field throughout the performance
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catharsis
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to purge emotions (positive/negative)
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verse
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poetry
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prose
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non-poetry
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how to distinguish poetry from prose
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the first letter of each line must be capitalized in verse (poetry)
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theatron
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"the seeking place"
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proscenium arch
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architectural structure that goes from one side to the other; border between actor/audience
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apron
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space just in front of proscenium arch
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thrust
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audience sits on 3-sides of stage; aesthetic distance shorter
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arena
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audience surrounds the stage; circular/square/rectangular; aesthetic distance short
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found
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any "non-traditional" theatre space. e.g. classroom, park, hotel room...
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trap
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trap door in stage
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stage direction
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refers to rake stages (up/down, R/L, w/respect to actors)
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rake
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stage is on incline, audience flat
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blocking/staging
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setting actors' movement, helps tell the story
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fly/flyspace
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space above the stage; people, objects (drops, scenery)
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wing/wingspace
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side of the stage for entrances/exits
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flat
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wooden frame covered canvas that gets painted and arranged
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drop
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painted scheme brought down
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Aristotle's Poetics (in order of decreasing importance)
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Plot, character, theme, language, design, & spectacle
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Robert Edmond Jones
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father of modern theatre design
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3 types of Visual Elements involved in modern theatre
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scenic design, costume design, lighting design
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Where is theatre said to have begun and when?
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Greece, circa 500 BC
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Definitive characteristic that distinguishes "ceremony" from "ritual"
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ceremony contains an authority figure, while ritual does not
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efficacious
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looking for a result, favorable from deities, often supernatural
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Study Guide: Exam 4