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Theatre was part of religious festivals, in which they participated either on the stage or as spectators. Interestingly the farmer-warriors were happy to dance and sing the female parts in the chorus. Each day during the festivals there was a sequence of a trilogy of tragedy, followed by a satyr play and by a comedy. The function of the tragedies was catharsis - cleaning out the spirit - and the void left by this cleansing was recharged with the other two.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoits because along time ago greek theater waz there way of telling storys and its been going on for so many years and its sort of become there thing.
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∙ 10y agoThe Festival of Dionysus is where the first plays were performed. Other gods were mentioned in and even appeared as characters in many of the plays as well.
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∙ 7y agoIts performances were part of religious festivals dedicated to the gods. Dramas portrayed moral lessons, and comedies were mind clearing after the dramas.
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What is greek god deonysis?
Dionysus is the Greek god of wine and the arts, particularly theatre. Essentially the patron of theatre and alcohol.
What events did the Greek theatre develop from?
Greek theatre was part of a religious festival for a god (s). It originally was people singing and dancing around an altar in a forest glade. It developed into a theatre with an altar centrepiece and three actors with a chorus singing and dancing a play, witnessed by an audience seated around on bleachers..
In ancient Greece was theatre seen as a threat to Greek religious practices?
In anacient Greece was theatre seen as a threat to Greek religious practices?
What country did the Greek theatre start in?
Greece.
How was education used in Greek theatre?
by teachers
Why did people go to the theatre in Greek times?
theatre greek
How people traveled to theatre in Greek times?
On foot.
How many people does the greek theatre hold?
7000
What is the influence of away by Michael Gow?
Do you mean the influence of the play since it was first written (public opinion) or the influences within the play (Shakespeare, Greek theatre etc)?
How did modern theatre influence Japanese theatre?
you have asked an unaskable question. modern theatre is now. and only past things can influence. so therefore modern theatre cannont have had any influence on japanese theatre whatsoever!
How does greek theater have an influence on theater today?
It doesn'tSimply put Greek theatre is the reason we have theatre today. It's said that theatre started the moment a member of the Greek chorus stepped out from the other and sang on his own. So much of the theatre that is done today is meant to hark back to the time when the art was just beginning to be created. The Greeks where also the first to use the wagon on stage, not to mention they had the ability to fly people onto and off of the stage using a giant crane. We also have a hard time mastering the acoustics of a Greek theatre. In allot of ways we are still trying to be as good at theatre as the Greeks where. Most importantly we still use the Greek plot structures in the plays that are written today.
Where do poor people sit in Greek theatre?
They sat at the front when the rich people sat at the back... *@*
When was Hearst Greek Theatre created?
Hearst Greek Theatre was created in 1903.
How many people could the average Greek theatre hold in the audience?
18,000
How did people at the back of the greek thaerter hear?
The shape of the theatre and the shape of the masks
When was Belafonte at The Greek Theatre created?
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre was created in 1963-08.
How did audience hear at the back of a greek theatre?
because people from the back were telling them what they were saying
