Midterm Review

Question 1

skene

Answer 1

“tent” building directly behind the stage

Question 2

parados

Answer 2

entrance of the chorus; opening song

Question 3

Periaktoi

Answer 3

3 sided device allowed for scene changes very quickly

Question 4

Ekkyklema

Answer 4

platform on wheels used to bring out characters from inside the building or “death cart”

Question 5

Deus ex machina

Answer 5

In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem. “the god machine”

Question 6

Scanae

Answer 6

stage house for performances

Question 7

valva regia

Answer 7

the central entrance onto an ancient Roman theater stage; it accommodated actors playing regal parts – such as kings or gods

Question 8

valva hospitalarium

Answer 8

two at both sides of the roman theater stage

Question 9

Wing and Drop System

Answer 9

slanted floor
beginning of upstage/downstage
fallacy: out of proportion

Question 10

Teatro Olympico at Vicenza

Answer 10

1580 first indoor theater in masonry in the world, with interiors made of wood, stucco and plaster.

Question 11

Noh/Blackbox

Answer 11

A Japanese theatre where there is no curtain between the playing area and the audience.

Question 12

Kabuki

Answer 12

A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance, it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)

Question 13

Bunraku

Answer 13

Japanese puppet theater

Question 14

orchestra

Answer 14

the circular space used by the chorus in front of the proscenium in an ancient Greek theater

Question 15

Proscaenium

Answer 15

the space for actors to play; between orchestra and scaenae frons