Lecturer Name

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What is Theatre?
Lecturer Name
Slide show based on Practical Drama by David
Chadderton
Course Details
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• What is Theatre?
• Theatre v TV and Cinema
• Why do we need theatre?
• Do new art forms kill off older art forms?
• Has cinema killed off theatre?
• Consider theatre and cinema, which is the better
  for..
• special effects
• documentary style
  look at family life
• making an audience
  feel they are there experiencing the moment

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Ancient Greek Theatre

• Greek Society
• Fifth Century BCE, golden era
• Foundations of modern theatre,
  democratic government, science, mathematics,
  astronomy, literature and philosophy.
• see Chapter One

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• Appearance of theatre
• Annual Rural fertility festivals
• Born from choral singing and storytelling
• Greek theatre central to Greek society
• usually based
  on Greek mythology

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• Greek Theatre3 MAIN COMPONENTS
• ORCHESTRA
• THEATRON
• SKENE
• See p8

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• Theatre in Renaissance London 1
• Renaissance means revival
• 1550-1650 London Place of Great Change
• London Theatre circular like Greek BUT more
  largely based on Inn Courtyards

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Theatre in Renaissance London 2

• Scenery- not much used
• Costumes- often elaborate
• Performances usually in daylight different
  connection with audience
• Chorus- rarely used

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• Techniques to talk to the audience
• Soliloquy
• Aside

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• Discuss
• How can a study of theatre history help us to
  understand and create modern theatre?
• Discuss in pairs and be able to make your
  views public to the whole group.

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• Follow up, Copy and complete
• this Mindmap