GREEK THEATER ARTS 9

• Greek Theater

  • tragedy, comedy, and

  satire
• Greek Theater

  • tragedy, comedy, and

  satire
• Greek Theater

  • tragedy, comedy, and

  satire
• Greek Theater

  • tragedy, comedy, and

  satire
• Tragedy

  These plays depicts serious, somber,

  and often sad or disturbing events
• Comedy

  It is their

  way to criticize their government and politicians,

  they enjoyed remarkable freedom of speech
• Satire

  These plays made fun of the tragic main

  characters and were characterized by

  actors dressed as satyrs, mythical

  half-human, half-goat figures, often

  wearing large phalluses for comic effect
• OUTDOOR THEATERS

  
  

  orchestra

  theatron

  skene

  parador
• OUTDOOR THEATERS

  
  

  orchestra

  theatron

  skene

  parados
• OUTDOOR THEATERS

  
  

  orchestra

  theatron

  skene

  parados
• OUTDOOR THEATERS

  
  

  orchestra

  theatron

  skene

  parados
• OUTDOOR THEATERS

  
  

  orchestra

  theatron

  skene

  parados
• Orchestra

  
  

  a circular, level space where

  the chorus would dance, sing, and

  interact with the actors who were on the

  stage near the skene
• Theatron

  a place where the spectators

  sat
• Skene

  
  

  It is a place to change costumes (dressing

  room) or a place for actors to rest
• Parodos

  
  

  The paths by which the chorus and some

  actors (such as those representing

  messengers or people returning from

  abroad) made their entrances and exits
• Theater of Dionysus

  
  

  This theater features the plays of

  Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides, and

  Sophocles
• Aristophanes

  
  

  He is the famous Greek comic playwright

  or writer
• Aeschylus

  
  

  In one of his plays, the chorus serves to

  stress the personalities and situations of

  the characters in the play and provide

  comments on the action
• Renaissance and Romantic Theater

  The Theater

  
  

  It was the first permanent theater building.
• William Shakespeare

  
  

  He was the most

  famous dramatist of

  the Renaissance
• Romantic Theater Play

  Georges Bizet

  
  

  His most famous opera is

  Carmen and is the most

  frequently performed
• Elements of Theater

  
  

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle
• Elements of Theater

  
  

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle
• Elements of Theater

  
  

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle
• Elements of Theater

  
  

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle
• Elements of Theater

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle
• Elements of Theater

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle
• Elements of Theater

  Plot

  Theme

  Characters

  Dialogue

  Music/Rhythm

  Spectacle