Winner of the drinking contest. Chytroi ('Cooking-Pots') Satyr leading Basilinna - bride of Dionysos. Arrival of Dionysos the groom. Aiora ('Swinging' ...
Greek Drama Religious Festivals In honor of Dionysus god of wine, food, fertility Dionysia--city where festival was held in the spring Festival lasted for 4 days ...
... use of masks in ancient Greek theater developed from the ancient Dionysiac cult. They were originally used for worshipping the various gods of the Greek people ...
Euripides, Bacchae The Nature of Dionysus In the Anthesteria, a 3-day Athenian festival, much of the second day was devoted to wine tasting and drinking contests, ...
Dionysus God of Wine , Music & ecstasy . Birth of Dionysus Dionysus is the only god to have a human mother. Semele was the daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes.
Greek Theatre Greek History 2500 - 500 BC 2500 BC Where s the Greece? Minoan civilization Most prevalent in the Aegean Area Lived on the Isle of Crete 1400 BC ...
Theatre of Ancient Greece 6th Century BCE Why did theatre begin? The need to imitate and tell stories The need to worship Dionysus was the Greek god of fertility.
Prosperity and advancements in politics, science, philosophy, art, and architecture. ... 1 day for each author who would present a tetralogy (3 tragedies and a satyr) ...
Bell Work Define what Loyalty means to you. Who are you loyal to? Who are others loyal to? What does it mean if something you are loyal to is not the same as someone ...
Greek Theater Demeter Goddess of Harvest Agriculture Fertility Fruitfulness Mom to Persephone Hestia Goddess of Hearth Home Community Athena Goddess of wisdom ...
Greek Drama Drama was born in ancient Greece! 600s B.C. - Greeks were giving choral performances of dancing and singing Performances at festivals honoring Dionysus ...
Ancient Greek Theatre. Religion and Stories. Greeks were polytheistic (many gods) ... proscenium = type of theater configuration where the audience sits in front of ...
Origins of Theater Origins of Theater Little information about the origin of theatre has survived. The information we do have comes from wall paintings, decorations ...
Unit 1: Foundations of Drama Classical Tragedy According to Aristotle who first defined it using the Greek plays that were available to him, tragedy is: the ...
Introduction to Greek Drama Socio-Political Background Impact of Religious Ideas Origins of Greek Drama Stage Conventions Socio-Political Background Athens, Greece ...
Euripides Creator of Medea Greek Tragedians Three great Greek Tragedians Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Euripides Born between 485 and 480 BC Some say he was born at ...
Athens was the most powerful. Literature, drama, arts, and song ... 15 chorus members (dancing and singing)? All wore masks. Medea: The Myth. Powerful witch ...
The Greek Theater Closely adapted from: Bill Worthen. The Harcourt Brace Anthology of Drama. Gassner, John. Introducing the Drama . New York: Holt, Reinhart and ...
Fundamentals of Theatre Arts History of the Theatre Greeks through Elizabethan Origins of Theatre Storytelling ancient cultures. 20,000 30,000 years old.
c.) Introduced painted scenery. Euripides most modern of the Greeks ... Costumes -Bright -Colors played important role (ex: purple=royalty) Props -limited ...
Reading Classics of Humanities (I) OEDIPUS REX Week 4 Iris Tuan Sophocles Sophocles (ancient Greek: 495 BC - 406 BC) was the second of three great ancient Greek ...
Medea als uitzondering die de regel bevestigt? Medea thema 2. Man tegen Vrouw. ... Jason & The Argonauts, 1963) Medea, een geval apart. Geen traditionele .
Antigone & Ancient Greek Theatre Historical Background 700 BCE- Greek culture begins writing 534 BCE- The First Tragedy Play Competition Festival Of Dionysus The ...
Ancient Athens: A Traveler s Guide The Acropolis: In the 2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C., probably in association with the re-organization of the Panathenaic ...
... in the skies became a fact, the Spartan craze had swept the faddish world. Why, men went mad with mimicry of Socrates, affected long hair, indifferent food, ...
composite plan (Acropolis, Athens) model (classical Athens) Peisistratus' rise to power ... 'men of the plain' = pediakoi including Philaidai and Lykourgos ...
Shakespeare & French Neo-Classical writers. used the earlier Greek & Roman writers. Modern writers like Neil Simon, Stephen Sondheim, Tom Stoppard use Shakespeare. ...
There were two festivals during which ... Three days were given over to theatrical competition. ... ANAGNORISIS: understanding. KATHARSIS. ORIGINS of OLD COMEDY ...
Greek Theatre History Greek Theatre Grew out of religious ceremonies (rituals), which were prominent features of Greek society Ceremonies included funeral services ...
Solon's solutions. Seisachtheia = 'shaking-off of burdens' (cancellation of debt) ... Sortition for holding the archonship. Archonship open to top two classes. Result? ...
Agamemnon Reconstructed Aeschylus playwright, librettist, composer, choreographer, producer, and chief actor born 525/4 BCE, member of Athenian nobility fought ...