Final Flashcards
What time period is Asian Origins?
350- 1350 c.e
What does Asian theater rely more on?
Dance
(Indian Theater) What is Sanskrit?
Language of the Noble class
(Indian Theater) What is the Natyasastra?
The study of theater
(Indian Theater) What is Sudtradhara?
Chief Actor and manager
(Indian Theater) What is Kathakali?
A well-known dance-drama form
(Indian Theater) What gender performs?
Men were main performers but women also performed.
What time period is early Chinese Theater?
200 B.C.E
(Chinese Theater) What did they perform?
Skits, Pantomimes, juggling, sinings, dancing
(Chinese Theater) What is a pear garden?
A kind of actors training institute in the capital
(Chinese Theater) what is a Nanxi?
Southern Drama
(Chinese Theater) what is a Sheng?
Male character
(Chinese Theater) What is a Dan?
Female character
(Chinese Theater) What is a Jing?
Painted Face
(Chinese Theater) What is a Chou?
Clown
(Japanese Theater) What is Nō?
Earliest form of Japanese Theater
(Japanese Theater) What is a Shite?
Main character, often masked
(Japanese Theater) What is a Waki?
A supporting character
(Japanese Theater) What is a Tsure?
An accompanying role
(Japanese Theater) What is a kyōgen?
A comic character
From audience perspective, Where is upstage on a stage?
Back of the stage
From audience perspective, Where is right?
The left side of stage
What is the front part of the stage called?
Apron
(Nō Theater) What is a Hashingkari?
Bridge leading from actor’s room off stage to stage
What is Bunraku?
Pupper theater
when did Bunraku become popular?
19th century
Forms of Dramatic structure?
Ritual, Patterns, Cyclical, Serial
(Stage Lighting) What is intensity?
Relative brightness. Dimmers
(Stage Lighting) What creates the color?
Gels
(Stage Lighting) What is distribution/direction
the way the source is placed on or near the stage, forcing the light into a certain angle. Downlight / backlight / frontlight
(Stage Lighting) What is Movement?
create a sense of this by shifting the audience focus by adjusting the visual composition of the stage picture
Who is Aeschylus?
Greek dramatist who called for a second actor who could play different parts when put on different masks
Who is Sophocles?
Built on dramatic form that Aeschylus begun, added a third actor
Who is Euripides?
Considered the most modern, portrayed female characters sympathetically, chorus from 12-15, treated gods skeptically
What lighting control is Black-out?
All lights shut off at once
What lighting control is fade?
Lights dim slowly
What lighting control is cross-fade?
One set of lights go down while another comes up
What lighting control is split cross fade
lights that are coming up are on a different fade count from the lights coming down
What is sound reproduction?
the use of motivated or environmental sounds
What is Sound reinforcement?
amplification of sound
(Greece) What is a Thespis?
a performer, stepped out of the
chorus and became a principle actor
What are the six elements of drama?
Plot, character, thought or theme, language, music, spectacle
What does Renaissance refer to?
an awakening of the arts and learning in the Western world
(Italian Theater) What is Intermezzi?
A short piece depicting mythological tales, require spectacular scenic effects
(Italian Theater) What is a pastoral?
Subject is more romance, not overly sexual, Characters are shepherds and mythological creatures
What is a Commedia dell’arte?
“Comedy of professional
artists”, given scenario not scripts
What is the English Renaissance period called?
The Elizabethan period
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
Advanced the art of dramatic structure, wrote Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine, and Edward 2. Established Blank verse
What is Blank Verse?
Without Rhyme
Who was William Shakespeare?
English playwright and poet, regarded as greatest writer in english language
What does “Casting against type” mean?
When a performer is cast in a role that they do not appear right for, usually done for comic or satiric purposes
What is blocking?
Deciding when and where performers move and position themselves on stage
What are some tragedies?
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
What are some comedies?
twelfth night or what you will, A midsummers night dream, As you like it, Much ado about nothing
What are some Histories?
Richard III, King John, Henry IV, Henry V
Who are western theater pioneers?
Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov
When does the Modern Era begin?
Late 19th century and continues to this day
What profound changes came with the modern era?
Religion, Philosophy, psychology, and economics
What problems came from the modern era?
Tremendous unrest in both Europe and Asia, Extremes of Fascism
What is theatrical realism?
Everything on stage is made to resemble observable, everyday life. power lies in credibility and sense of identification
Who is considered the founder of realistic drama?
Henrik Ibsen
What did Anton Chekhov do?
Moved away from melodramatic elements and created a blend of tragedy and comedy
