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TH215: World Drama in Its Context > Midterm Vocab > Flashcards

Midterm Vocab Flashcards

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Theatron

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“Place of seeing”

A Greek theater

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Choregos

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People who supplied money for Greek plays

Producers

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Skene

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The wall behind the Greek stage

Like the set

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Proskenion

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Raised platform in front of Skene

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Orchestra

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“Dancing place”

Area of the stage for the Greek chorus

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Parodos

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Where and when the Greek chorus enters

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Dithyramb

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Choral ode to Dionysus

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Tragedy

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“Goat song”

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Satyr play

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Greek comedies presented after the tragedies

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Thespis

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The first Greek actor

Thespian

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Dionysus

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Greek god of wine and theater

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Deus ex machina

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“God from the machine”

Last minute character or event that ties up lose ends

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Mimesis

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Imitation

From Aristotle’s poetics

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Plot

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Most important element of a tragedy according to aristotle

The chronological events within the play

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Hamartia

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Fatal mistake

A hamartia will harm ya

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Anagnorisis

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Recognition

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Peripeteia

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Reversal

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Catharsis

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Purging of emotion

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Ekkyklema

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Rolling platform

Sexy scene in Lysistrata

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Venationes

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Roman colosseum beast hunts

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Numachiae

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Roman naval battles in flooded colosseum

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Fabulae palliata

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Roman plays in Greece with Greek characters

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Natyasatra

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Oldest and most complete dramaturgical text on Sanskrit drama
(Parallel to the Poetics)

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Rasa

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Essence / mood

Parallel to Catharsis for Sanskrit

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Dharma

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The pursuit of duty in Sanskrit

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Varna

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The caste system

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Kama

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The pursuit of desire in Sanskrit

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Mudras

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Gestures in Sanskrit

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Bhava

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Emotion

Facial expressions

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Nayaka/ nayika

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Hero/heroine in Sanskrit drama

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Xi

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Play/game

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Wazi

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“Tile district”

The theater district in China

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Zaju

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Variety show

Became Yuan Zaju -Classical Chinese theater

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Nanxi

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Southern style

Folk

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Ching hsi

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Chinese/Beijing/Peking opera

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Sheng

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Male hero in Opera

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Tan

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Female hero in Opera

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Jing

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Painted face in Opera

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Ch’ou

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Clown in Opera

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Kagura

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Shinto based theatrical dance

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Gigaku

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Buddhist masked dance

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Shogun

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Samurai general

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Yugen

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Beauty and grace

Parallel to catharsis and rasa

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Kadensho

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Dramaturgical text on Noh style by Zeami

Parallel to the poetics

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Kyōgen

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Comedies between Noh dramas

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Shite

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Main character in Noh

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Waki

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Priest in Noh

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Jiutai

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Chorus in Noh

Jubilant jiutai

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Hayashi-kata

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Musicians in Noh

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Kooken

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Stagehands in Noh

Kooky people who hit actors

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Butai

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The Noh stage

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Noh

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“Skill”

Classical Japenese drama

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Bunraku

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Japanese puppet theater

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Tayu

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Narrator in bunraku

Tayu tell you what the puppets do

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Samisen

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Musician and stringed musical instrument in bunraku

Musician and instrument have the SAMEisen name

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Kabuki

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“Sing, dance, skill”

Popular Japenese dramatic form

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Hanamichi

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“Flower paths”

Elevated bridge of kabuki

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Onnagata

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Male actor of female kabuki characters

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Mie

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Poses to show emotions in kabuki

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Yoruba

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Nigerian tribe with masquerades

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