College of Arts University of Mosul Drama: Definitions‚ Types‚ and Characteristics Hamed Alass ’ad 1. Definition of drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" which is derived from the verb meaning "to do" or "to act". Drama‚ in some form‚ is found in almost every society‚ primitive and civilized‚ and served a wide variety of functions in the community. It is
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The Drama Based on Peter Szondi’s studies‚ the Drama of modernity had its beginning in Renaissance. After the collapse of the medieval worldview‚ an artistic reality in which a human being could fix and mirror himself on the basis of interpersonal relationships was created. Man disclosed himself to his contemporary world: nothing outside the interpersonal relationships was accepted in the drama. Drama is absolute and unique for it is separate from everything outside itself and it
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APPRECIATING DANCE Dance - is an art and a recreation that involves the rhythmical movement of the body‚ usually with music‚ to express an idea or emotion‚ to narrate a story or simply enjoy and take pleasure in the movement itself - As an art‚ a dance may tell a story‚ set a mood or express an emotion - As a form of recreation‚ it has provided fun‚ relaxation‚ and companionship -As an art it started from the moment it was harnessed to a rhythm‚ probably the stamping of the feet and clapping
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Lonnie Williams Professor Schiffler English 1302 November 4‚ 2012 Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller uses realism as a prevalent factor that truly defines the drama‚ Death of a Salesman‚ and allows the audience to identify with one or more of the characters in the play; primarily Willy. There are several aspects of the drama that contribute to its likeness to the lives and experiences of the audience. The setting refers to existing physical elements of the modern time‚ along with the verbiage
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The Chorus in Greek drama was a large group of performers (suggested between 12 and 30) of people who sang or chanted songs and poems‚ and danced during plays. They are homogenized and non-individualized group in Greek drama. Despite the large size‚ they represented a collective consciousness‚ or a single body‚ often wearing masks to render sense of unification and anonymity. In Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex‚ the chorus is composed of senators‚ while in Sophocles’s Electra‚ the chorus is made up of the
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victim scared‚ victim trying to get away. 2) The Greeks would not let any type of violence on the stage. All fighting shooting etc. had to happen off stage. If the character/actor were killed he would be wheeled on to the stage. 3) Because the dramas evolved from choral dances and chants‚ the chorus remained a strong presence in Greek tragedy throughout the Golden Age and beyond. 4) The addition of one actor‚ by Thespis was a major step forward ‚ and was later followed by the addition of two
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How has Cameron Malcher used dramatic forms‚ performance styles‚ techniques and conventions to communicate strong social and personal issues in his production of Ruby Moon? Contemporary Australian theatre mainly focuses on the reflection of the ‘real’ Australia and communicating to the audience real and modern issues/ideas that respond to the social climate and community. As well as that‚ CAT tries to give marginalized voices a voice that is heard. Cameron Malcher has used dramatic forms‚ performance
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Cosi essay rewrite Lewis Nowras Cosi is full of dramatic techniques that have been cleverly integrated by the dramatist. The play incorporates several dramatic techniques including lighting‚ metatheter and setting that allows the play to show how Nowra has been successful in creating a play that incorporates so many dramatic techniques. It is clear that Nowra has incorporated many techniques that in turn allow for the reader to have a positive experience. The dramatic techniques of the setting
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Dramatic Monologues: According to M.H. Abrahms‚ dramatic monologue is a poetic form‚ "a lengthy speech by a single person"‚ addressing a silent listener‚ intended to convey his or her inner thoughts and emotions. It can be rewritten in jargonised terms as ’a cross or hybrid of the genres of drama and lyric’. A lyric poem is ‘any fairly short poem‚ consisting of the utterance by a single speaker‚ who expresses a state of mind or a process of perception‚ thought‚ and feeling’. Though
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Ancient history Yr 11 assessment Religion played a very important part of Greek drama; the most important element underlying Greek drama was religion. It concerned the gods and was performed in honour of the gods at their particular religious festivals.1 The Greek drama began as a religious observance in honour of Dionysus. In the eyes of the Greeks‚ Dionysus embodied both spring and the vintage.2 He was a symbol to them of that power there is in man of rising out of himself
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