Ancient Greece Flashcards
List the Greek divinities associated with dance in Ancient Greece.
Apollo
Dionysus
Terpsichore
Explain the difference between Apollonian vs. Dionysian elements in art and dance.
Apollonian represented offer and reason. It was formal and self-controlled.
Dionysian was associated with drunkenness, chaotic, irrational, passionate, and ecstatic
Who were the Maenads?
Female followers of Dionysus
What’s a thyrus?
Staff with a pine cone. Symbolized fertility
Who were the Satyrs?
Male followers of Dionysius
What is a dithyramb?
Choral hymn performed in honor of Dionysus
Who is a choregos?
Person who financed the play and trained the chorus
What does the word tragedy mean?
“Goat song”
Who was Thespis and what did he do?
The father of Greek Theater
Name three important Greek playwrights who wrote tragedies.
Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles
What were the choral dances like?
Lyrics and meter influenced the movement
Music ,poetry, gestures and dance
What were the chorus members wearing?
Wore masks, soft shoes or boots
What were masks like?
Linen, wood or leather
What is cheironomia?
A vocabulary of drama
What is emmelia?
Stately dignified choral dance associated with tragedy
