Theater

• Lea Salonga, Rachelle Ann V. Go, Monique Wilson, Tom Rodriguez, Robert Seña


  • Filipino theatre artists that conquered both local and International theater stage and stage plays
• Music and Arts


  Big part of the history and culture of the Philippines
• Filipinos


  Born musicians and artists which is evident in our daily living
• Imagine what would life be without music and drama and arts as a whole

  In what ways can you possibly express yourselves without the arts
• Imagine a blank and blunt world without arts.
• Theater

  The stage and can also be used rather loosely to mean other things such as going to the movie theater
• Theater


  Can refer to an actual building that houses a multipurpose room such as that found in a public school or a town hall consisting of a stage, with a proscenium (basically a frame that defines the stage) with a few curtains as a backdrop and an audience area
• Theater


  In a non-western society if may refer to a battlefield or a divine place where rituals take place
• Whether one defines theater as an art form or a performance element, it is important to understand that the word can have many meanings depending on the context for which the word is used and role it plays in setting described.
• Theater


  A building or area for dramatic performances<|>A building or area for showing motion pictures<|>An outdoor structure for dramatic performances or spectacles in ancient Greece and Rome
• SHORT HISTORY
• Theatre has been around for what seems like forever or at least as far back as we can track society that is.
• Theatre

  The telling of stories and putting on a show<|>Turning a group of people into an audience and bringing them together through performing arts
• The first recorded theatre in Europe dates back to 600 B.C. in Ancient Greece and its amphitheaters
• Theatre can be dated back all the way to 8500 B.C. considering tribal dance and religious rituals
• Theatre has always been a part of human culture in one form or another, for example the Ancient Egyptians so great signs of being very involved in theatre and performance
• The Ancient Greeks formed how we think of theatre today, despite its beginnings dating back over 2500 years
• Dionysians


  Developed the more structured form of drama that we are influenced by today; by dancing and singing
• Masks


  • Used to show emotion and character, which are often used as a symbol of theatre
• Thespis, a poet who won a dramatic play competition, and whom actors today are often named after: thespians
• Tragedies were their forte, and told of Greek myths, many of them performed and interpreted to this day
• The Romans too, were inspired by the Greek theatre, and much like everything else changed it to suit them
• The Romans wrote Greek plays in Latin and preferred comedies
• Roman theatre had a lot of competition, what with it being 300 B.C. and the interesting public executions that were occurring, so from this came the need to be grander and bolder
• The Romans built approximately 125 vast and impressive public theatres over the next two centuries
• Despite the protests of the theatre that Christians brought, shutting down theatres and fighting, theatre eventually rose again with religious plays, once again (although it took them a good 1000 years to get back on track)
• Theatre expanded across the world, professional actors eventually making a comeback and theatres opening everywhere, slowly but surely commencing onwards
• The 1500's in England are what shaped a lot of our theatre today, what with Shakespeare on the scene and the birth of Globe Theatre
• Theatre didn't go on without its hiccups and hurdles, closing and reopening, women being allowed to perform, the middle class dominating as the audiences and not to mention the new styles that were introduced whether in the play itself or the costumes and sets
• Theatre has and is influenced by history and the history of theatre. All that has happened in its history of getting here and surviving its turmoil has made it what it is
• Now it is a bigger part of our culture than ever, thanks to all that came before it, and is more accessible than before
• Hopefully, it will continue to grow and develop; and surely it will always be around
• LESSON 8.2 ELEMENTS OF THEATER
• "There are certain elements common to all theater. These elements are present whenever a theater event takes place; without them, an event ceases to be theater and becomes a different art form and different experience".
• At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

  • Become familiar with the Elements of Theatre
  • Explain the other aspects of theater
  • Elaborate how Elements of theatre affects the stage
• We always enjoy watching movies in cinemas, recorded and some live theatre plays but we only actually see the output. What makes it alive and possible are these elements.
• The major elements of theater:

  • Performers
  • Audience
  • Director
  • Theater Space
  • Design Aspects (scenery, costume, lighting, and sound)
  • Text (which includes focus, purpose, point of view, dramatic structure, and dramatic characters)
• Performers


  People onstage presenting characters in dramatic action. The audience is coming to see a performer pretend to be someone else. When the actor/actress is on stage, they must be believable as the character they are portraying.
• Audience


  The essence of theater is the interaction between the performer and audience. Theater needs to be experienced live. There is a "call and response" atmosphere that cannot be witnessed in a movie theater.
• Director


  Makes certain that the performers understand the text and deliver the script excitingly and appropriately. The director also makes sure the blocking, costume designs, set designs and other aspects of the show blend together to make a production that works together.