Music And Arta Flashcards
Building or space in which Performa may be given before an audience
Theater
Theater comes from the Greek word?
Theatron which means “a place of seeing”
Where is the first recorded form of European started?
Athens, Greece.
Women are not allowed to perform
Greek theater
God of wine and fertility,
Dionysus
Considered as the first actor
Thespis
He introduced a mask that depicts expression of age and emotion
Thespis
Types of Greek plays
Comedy and tragedy
Famous playwrights of tragedy
Aeschylus, Sophocles, euripides
A Greek drama
Oedipus rex
Slaves acted as performers and women are permitted to appear on stage
Romantic theater
Also used for Chariot races, gladiator contests and even public executions
Amphitheater
Amphitheater derived from the Greek word.
Amphi which means two, and theatros which means theater
Romantic theater plays
Melodramas, opera
Stage presentation that combines music, no spoken lines
Opera
