Global Theatre Study Guide Flashcards
What is Zarzuela
It is a form of Spanish musical theater that combines operatic and theatrical elements
What theater practice originated in Spain in the 17th century
Zarzuela
What theater practice emerged as a response to dominance of the Italian opera on Spanish lyric stages
Zarzeula
What did male characters wear in Zarzeulas
Suits or uniforms appropriate to their roles
What language is Zarzuelas sung in
Spanish
What is the art of Pantomime within the United Kingdom?
British pantomime continues as a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, topical references, audience participation
What are important aspects when it comes to Pantomime?
Gender role reversal, Colorful costumes, exaggerated facial expressions, and audience participation
When do Pantomime’s usually take place within the United Kingdom?
Usually performed at holidays, especially winter ones
Where is Peking Opera from?
China
What does Peking Opera consist of?
speech, singing, mime, acrobatics, and martial arts
What are the masks called in Peking Opera?
Jing
Famous Peking Operas
Farewell My Concubine, Drunken Beauty, The Legend of the White Snake, and The Heavenly Maid Scatters Blossoms
What is ONE OF the worlds Oldest Theatre Practice?
Noh Theatre: Japan
whats the most important coustume piece in Noh Theatre
The masks (handmade)
What are Noh plays about?
Religious stories and tormented humans
Who was Bertolt Brecht
A German Playwright who created “Epic Theater” and the “distancing affect”
what is epic theater
a style of theater based around keeping the audience engaged
Which art practice is improvised and comedic?
Commedia Dell-arte.
What does Commedia Dell-arte translate to?
Comedy of the profession or comedy of art.
What physical aspects were a part of Commedia Dell’arte? Was there any important costume pieces?
Acrobatics, dance, and pantomime would occur. Masks were essential to Commedia Dell’Arte.
Where was Lope de Vega from?
Madrid, Spain
What was Lope de Vega often referred to as and why?
The Spanish Shakespeare because of his writing language of “ordinary life”.
What are the cultural elements of Lope de Vega’s work?
He pulls from Spanish events and history
What is culturally significant about Lope de Vega?
He coined the classic form of comedia (play with 3 acts, merged dramatic and comedic elements)
What countries/practices inspired mime?
Ancient Greece, Roman, Japanese Noh and Commedia dell’Arte
Jean Gaspard Deburau is considered to be what?
The father of mime
Who created the depressing look of mime (ex. the signature tear)
Paul Legrand
Who is the most famous french mime artist
Marcel Marceau
What practice mimics human gestures
mime
What is the theory of fixed points (mime)?
Invisible limits in space
Do mimes rehearse with the object
Yes!
George Bernard Shaw Country
UK
What is George Bernard Shaw known for?
Controversial opinions, Nobel peace prize and Oscar, Created the “discussion play”
George Bernard Shaw’s popular plays
The Doctor’s Dilemma, Man and Superman
What musical is an adaptation of Pygmalion?
My Fair Lady
What was GB Shaw’s impact?
He modernized “Edwardian theater” and talked about social issues and gender stereotypes.
Moliere: Country
France
Moliere: Inspiration
Italian practice of Commedia dell’Arte
What happened Chay Yew put on his first play, “As If He Hears”?
The Singaporean government banned it for its inclusion of a gay character. (too sympathetic and acted “too straight”)
What country is Chay Yew from?
Singapore
Moliere: Reason for Plays
To satirize the French aristocracy with pompous and hypocritical characters (CIANI SAID REMEMBER THIS ONE!!)
What does wood, string, and rod relate too?
Puppetry in Russia
One of the oldest forms of theatre (1,500 BC)
Sanskrit
Entire country went into mourning when he died
Lope de Vega
African American to win the nobel prize for literature
Woye Soyinka
Three of our theatre practices were created in direct response to what was percieved as oppression and cultural upset. What are they?
Theater of the Oppresed, Los Tzanicos, Haitan Theatre
Where is Athol Fugard from?
South Africa
What inspired Athol Fugard?
His father’s stories
What is Athol Fugard considered?
Story-teller, writes about his own life and a political playwright
What was Athol Fugard’s collection of plays called?
The Family Trilogy
What is included in “The Family Trilogy”?
The Blood Knot (2 brothers, one is white-passing), Hello and Goodbye (reunion of a brother and sister), and Boseman and Lena (poor couple in a corrupt government)
How many Tonys did Athol Fugard win?
8 Tonys
What theatre was named after Athol Fugard?
Fugard Theatre
What was the perido called that Athol Fugard wrote?
Aperthied Period - White passing vs. Not.
Who is Sergei Obraztsov?
He is the father of Soviet puppetry. He founded the Moscow State Puppet Theater in 1931 and pioneered innovative techniques in puppetry
a holiday favorite in Russian puppet theater. That is a cherished tradition for audiences of all ages.
Kashtanka
What are the two types of dance in Haitian Theater
Yanvalou, Konpa
Who is considered the God of Creation in Haitian Vodou
Danbala
Where does most modern plays take place in Haiti
Yanvalou Cafe
What is traditionally worn in Yanvalou Dance
All white garments
