Ch 11 Flashcards

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Orchestra

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Large typically circular performance space called an orchestra

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2
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Parados

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Chorus entered and exited through this

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3
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Skene

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A retiring space Our word for scene or scenery was added upstage of the orchestra

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4
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Theatron

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A seeing place for the audience

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5
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Revival

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Any production of a play occurring after the original production

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6
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Poetics by Aristotle

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The first important examination of the tragic form

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7
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Traps

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Openings in the states floor for ascents and descents

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8
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Vomitories

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Stadium like entrances for the audience

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9
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Tropes

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Represented characters from the Bible

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10
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Liturgical dramas

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Plays included as part of the worship service

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11
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Cycles

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Collection of plays

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12
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Morality play

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Depicted humanity struggle with good and evil

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13
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Miracle play

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Saints plays

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14
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Play master

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Earlier version of a director

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15
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Promptbooks

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Books containing Scripps, detailed stage directions, and production practices

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16
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Processional staging

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Travel through the streets

17
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Sanskirt plays

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Hindu culture

18
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The natyasastra

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Doctrine of dramatic arts

19
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Kutiyattum

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Religious theoretical form based on ancient epics appeared in India

20
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Kathakali

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By 1700 another remarkable dance drama in India

21
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Poetic justice

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Virtue is rewarded and evil is punished

22
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Chinese music drama

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Early 1800s artist combined many

23
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Noh

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Late 14th century. Contained music and dance

24
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Kabuki

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Began 1603 dancing performances of the priestess Okuni

25
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Dithyramb

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A choric presentation sung and danced in homage to Dionysus