Art Theatrical Forms

• Principles of Art


  • Rhythm, Movement
  • Balance
  • Emphasis
  • Harmony, Unity and Variety Proportion
• Kabuki theatrical form


  • Became a common form of entertainment in the Yoshiwara, the registered red-lightdistrict in Edo
  • The shogunate became increasingly concerned about the mischief surroundingkabuki, and particularly the mixing of social classes at kabuki performances
  • Women weretherefore banned from the stage in 1629, and young boys took their place, performing in becameknown as youth kabuki (wakashu-kabuki)
  • The shogun government soon banned wakashu-kabuki as well, and required all actors to be adult males
  • Kabuki thus became known as yarō-kabuki
  • Male actors now played both female and male characters
  • The form remained popular,remaining a focus of urban entertainment until modern times
• Peking Opera theatrical form


  • The most dominant form of Chinese opera which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics
  • Arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century
  • The form was extremely popular in the Qing court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China
• Wayang Kulit theatrical form


  • A traditional form of puppet theatre play originated on the Indonesian island of Java
  • Performances are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in Bali
  • The dramatic stories depict mythologies, such as episodes from the Hindu epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, as well as local adaptations of cultural legends
  • Traditionally, a wayang is played out in a ritualized midnight-to-dawn show by a dalang, an artist and spiritual leader
• Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture and traditions
• Most of the traditional forms of Asian art combine drama, dance, and music into a kind of whole in which it is difficult to draw a clear borderline between these art forms
• Romantic Period


  A period in Western classical music, art, literature, and related arts that lasted from the late 18th to the mid-19th century
• Carmen


  An opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet
• The opera Carmen is one of the world's most popular operas
• The story is set in Seville, Spain and the surrounding hills, in 1820
• Basic elements of musical play/theater


  • Performers
  • Theater space
  • Audience
  • Design aspects
  • Director
  • Text
• Factors that contribute to the conceptualization of an original performance


  • Sound & Music
  • Gesture, Movement and Dance
  • Costume, Mask, Make-up, and Accessories
  • Spectacle