Renaissance Theater Flashcards
Characterized by a return of Classical Greek and Roman arts and culture.
Renaissance Theater arts
Were formed to recreate Athenian Tragedy
University Drama
Tackled issues of morality and the battle between good and evil.
Renaissance Theater
Focused on historical figures and events
Historical Drama
Which were entertainment made for nobility and wealthy
Masques
What are the formally staged theater?
Comedy, Tragedy, Pastorals, Intermezzi
Represented the ordinary life
Comedy
Focused on the heroism of the character
Tragedy
Plays that focused on love and romance in a country setting
Pastorals
Public version of the court masques. Based on mythology and used a lot of symbolism. It is the precursor of the opera
Intermezzi
A popular form of theater for the masses.
Street Theater
Often used simple plots and were acted improvisationally by talented actors
Commedia Dell’ Arte
A dramatic entertainment consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song and sometimes players wore masks
Elaborate Masques
Who was one of the most prominent supporters of Theater?
Queen Elizabeth I
A frame around the stage that helped in covering up equipment and other stage utilities from the view of the audience.
Proscenium Arch
Surrounds the three sides of the stage which leaves the back free for the movement of the actors and the stage equipment
Gallery
Theaters in between the galleries and the stage, which is a central yard that was open to the elements,
Pit
They closed down English Theaters in the middle of the 1600s by the English Protestants.
Puritans
Who were the three famous playwrights?
William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd
He was an English poet, playwright, and actor and regarded as the greatest writer and dramatist in the whole world. Often called as England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
William Shakespeare
Made Doctor Faustus and The Jew of Malta
Christopher Marlowe
Was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of the Elizabethan drama.
Thomas Kyd
Depicted English or European history
History Plays
Is a formalized form of dance which originated from the Italian Renaissance courts
Ballet
It was developed from Italy to France with the help of Catherine de’ Medici (Queen of France)
Ballet
The early example of Catherine’s development of ballet
Le Paradis d’ Amour/The Paradise of Love
The first formal “court ballet” ever recognized.
Ballet des Polonais in 1573
When did this start?
1400 - 1600 CE
