ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE Theatre began during the Golden
ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE Theatre began during the Golden Age of Greece (5 th Century B. C. ) l Each year in the spring the Greeks celebrated The Dionyseia, a festival of rebirth l
DIONYSUS, DIONYSUS THE GOD OF WINE & FERTILITY
Performers are dressed as satyrs wearing goat skins…
THE AMPHITHEATRE THEATRON ORCHESTRA PARADOS ( ALTAR PARADOI ) SKINA
TRAGODIA = “GOAT SONG” = TRAGEDY
5 -DAY FESTIVAL • DAY 1: Procession of Dionysus • DAYS 2 -4: Play presentations Each day: 3 tragedies 1 satyrlude 1 comedy • DAY 5: Parade again
THE WINNERS? • Best tragedy? • Best comedy? A JUG OF WINE OR A GOAT A BASKET OF FIGS
First actor and playwright to win the contest? Thespis thespian= actor
THE GREEK ACTOR • Professionals • Males • Incredible projection • 3 actors cover all roles
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS • A single actor • Moral or ethical framework (narrator) • A spectator • Scenery/ atmosphere
COSTUMES • Elaborate • Religious • Masks (allow for actors to double up on roles)
SCENERY MACHINA PERIAKTOI
Aeschylus • Theme: Suffering OUCH!! and what we learn from it • Trilogy: The Oresteia • Trivia
Sophocles • Theme: Forgetting religion will lead to decay and destruction • Play: Oedipus Rex • Trivia
Euripedes • Themes: antiwar; women’s rights; breaking the class structure • Play: Medea • Trivia
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