ARTS 4TH

• God of Wine

  Dionysus
• What is the religious festival of the greek theater

  the cult of dionysus
• wht is tragedy

  compound of 2 greek words "tragos" means goat and "ode" means song. goats sacrificed to dionysus performance.
• first actor

  thespis
• what is lysistrata

  A humurous tale about a strong women who led female coalition to end war in greece survived.
• Describe satyr play

  short, lighthearted tail piece performed after each trilogy of tragedies. Contains comic element to lighten overall mood/happy ending.
• Parts of greek theater


  Theatron, skene, parodos
• First permanent theater in rome

  triumvir pompey
• where did the ministrels performed their theater?

  markets, public places, festivals
• development of theater during baroque period

  richly decorated

  • multiplicity of plot turns and a variety of situations characteristics
  • gods of mannerism were succeeded by opera
• development during neoclassical period

  theater was characterized by its grandiosity
• famous playwrights during neoclassical period

  jean-baptiste poquelin

  jean racine
• 3 well known playwrights


  sophocles

  euripides,
• 2 types of play during neoclassical period

  tragedy

  comedy
• talian comedy and humurous thearitrical presentation performed by proffetional players

  commedia deliarte
• usual theme of roman theater

  chariot races

  gladiators

  public execution
• not allowed to perform in greek theater

  women
• 3 types of drama

  tragedy

  comedy

  satyr play
• father of tragedy

  thespis