6 Questions
Match the following with their descriptions:
Imitation = Theatre evolving out of imitation of animals or out of narrative forms of dance and song Fantasy = Humans seeking to reshape reality into more satisfying forms than those encountered in daily life Detachment = Comedy providing a detached view of human problems Aesthetic sense = Admiring performative elements for their artistic qualities rather than for their religious usefulness
Match the following societies with their characteristics:
Ancient Egypt = Static and repetitive society Ancient Greek = Dynamic and changing society Pre-Greek passion plays = Re-enactment of the life or death of Osiris, son of earth and sky, killed by his brother Set Martin Bernal's argument = Construction of white history through erasure of African and Asian culture
Match the following time periods with their corresponding places:
Around 3150 BCE and 641 AD = North Africa around Egypt Around 1500 BCE and 300 BCE = Greece around city-state Athens Passion plays in Abydos = Ancient Egypt The decisive step toward an autonomous theatre = Greeks
Match the theatre types with their unique stage features:
Reconstructed theatre of Dionysus in Athens = Grand façade, stepping scale layout, fan shaped Japanese traditional theatre = Runway, with another stage that runs into the public: geishas who attend premiers Kunqo opera theatre, China = Stage across a pond Commonality in theatres = There is a stage and an audience
Match the cultural terms related to theatre with their meanings:
Theatron (old greek) = A place to see (not to perform…) Spectare (french) = To view, watch Shibai (Japanese) = To be on the grass (smth that is in front of you) Theatre essence according to the text = Not attributed to the performance but to the audience, people who see
Match the elements associated with the essence of theatre with their descriptions:
Ritual (repetition) = The group repeats and refines and formalizes these actions into fixed ceremonies or rituals Myth (stories) = Representation of supernatural forces, performers may wear costumes and make to represent the mythical characters of supernatural forces Outcome of a good performance according to the text = If the performance is good and good things happen after the performance then the gods are happy Warning about the theory of theatre evolution = Touted by those western scholars who believed in 'cultural Darwinism'
Explore the diverse architectural features of theatres around the world, from the grand façade of the theatre of Dionysus in Athens to the unique layouts of Japanese traditional theatre and the Kunqu opera theatre in China. Discover the common elements that tie these architectural designs together.
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