A - Arts and History of Greek and Roman Theater Flashcards
WHERE PEOPLE WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND ACT EACH ONE’S IMPORTANT ROLES IN A THEATER
THEATER
BROAD CURVING LATITUDINAL PASSAGEWAYS AND WALKWAYS THAT INTERSECT WITH THE VERTICAL STAIRWAYS
DIAZOMATA
DIVIDER OF THE SEATING AREAS INTO SECTIONS
KERKIDES
SEATING AREA THAT WAS ORGANIZED IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT CORRESPONDED TO THE SOCIAL CLASS
THEATRON
MOST HONORED SEATS RESERVED ESPECIALLY FOR PRIESTS, NOTABLY THE PRIEST OF DIONYSUS
PROHEDIA
CONSTRUCTED IN A CIRCULAR MANNER
ORCHESTRA
TENT BEHIND THE ORCHESTRA WHERE THE BACKDROP IS HUNG AND WHERE THE ACTORS CAN HIDE
SKENE
HELPED DEFINE THE CHARACTERS OF THE ACTORS THROUGH EXAGGERATED EXPRESSIONS
MASKS
HELP INDICATE THE SOCIAL STATUS, GENDER, AND AGE OF A CHARACTER
COSTUMES
USED FOR SYMBOLISM
PROPS
SLAVES ACTED AS PERFORMERS, WOMEN WERE ALSO PERMITTED TO APPEAR ON STAGE
ROMAN THEATER
WHAT ARE THE TWO SEPARATE STRUCTURE OF AMPITHEATER
HORSE-SHOE-SHAPED AND FREE-STANDING STAGE BUILDING
WHAT DOES AMPHI AND THEATROS MEANS
“TWO” - “THEATER”
WAS COINED TO REFER THE AMPHITHEATER
- OVAL AMPHITHEATER BUILT IN THE CENTER OF ROME, ITALY.
COLOSSEUM
A LONG ROBE THAT WAS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK TUNIC
CHITON
SIGNIFY RICH MAN, EMPEROR
PURPLE
SIGNIFY POOR MAN
RED
SIGNIFY WOMAN
YELLOW
SIGNIFY GOD
YELLOW TASSEL