Theatre History 1 Flashcards
When was the Greek period?
5BC
When was the Roman period?
2-3AD
When was the Medieval period?
500 -1500
When was the Elizabetheen period?
1600’s
When was the Italian Renaissance period?
1500’s - 1600’s
Who were the first civilians?
The egyptians
What does BC to AD mean?
BC (before Christ), AD (after Christ)
Who were the Greeks?
An agricultural society that practiced telling stories and they had a God for everything.
What did they do with the first crops?
They offered the crops to the God Dionysus.
Who was Dionysus?
The God of wine, revelry, fertility.
They sang a song called ‘….’ unto Dionysus.
Dithyramb
Who became the power?
Athens
What festival did Athens introduce?
City Dyonisia
What competition was introduced at City Dyonisia?
Competition for the best playwright.
Who is the first actor?
Thespis
As the theatre developed, the peformance space developed how?
They celebrated outside, they put logs in a circular manner leaving the stage at the centre.
What does the physical theatre consist of?
Deus ex machina, skene, parados, altar, orchestra, eccyclema
What is deux ex machina?
A machine, behind the skene that allowed the God to come down unto the stage.
What is the skene?
An entrance for the audience and, separately the actors?
What is the eccyclema?
A platform which was pulled to show the result of violence.
Where was the thymele located and why?
It was located in the orchestra for the God Dionysus.
Who were the Greek playwrights of the tragedies?
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
Who was the first Greek tragedian?
Aeschylus
Who was the writer of Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles
Who was the most violent writer?
Euripides
Who were the comedy writers of the Greeks?
Aristophales, Menander
Who was the first comedic writer?
Aristopholes
What play did Aristohphales write that it still popular today?
Lysistrata
Who are the two most famous critics of the Greek civilizations?
Aristotle, Plato