SHAKESPEARE’S THEATRE AND AUDIENCE. Why should we concern ourselves with Shakespeare’s theatre and audience? The vast majority of his readers since the Restoration have known nothing about them‚ and have enjoyed his plays enormously. And if they have enjoyed without fully understanding‚ it was for want of imagination and of knowledge of human nature‚ and not from ignorance of the conditions under which his plays were produced. At any rate‚ such ignorance does not exclude us from the soul of Shakespearean
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the United States until around 1870‚ Americans had certainly enjoyed variety type entertainment prior to this date. In the years prior to the Civil War‚ as early as the first decade of the nineteenth century‚ theater audience members could enjoy performances of
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The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2‚500 years. While performative elements are present in every society‚ it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatre as an art form[->1] and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities. The history of theatre is primarily concerned with the origin and subsequent development of the theatre as an autonomous activity. Since classical Athens] in the 6th century BCE‚ vibrant traditions of
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(Lit 1201) THEATRE REPORT SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE TRINI PRINCE Sleeping Beauty and the Trini Prince was written and directed by Crazy Catholic and features an ensemble cast that includes the Crazy Contagious Crew‚ the Comedy Circus‚ members of Eclectic Dance Crew‚ Dese Simon‚ Sensational Shelly‚ Cheldon Midget‚ Prince Priceless‚ Shelci Marie‚ Nola Leacock‚ Clyne Rodriguez and Nicole Wong Chong and others. This theatre production was spectacular; not only
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The Renaissance Theatre By Macey Colburn‚ Brendan Simpson‚ Dayana Romero and Bryan D During the late fourteenth through the early seventeenth century an awaking of the arts and learning boomed in the western world. This awaking or rebirth is known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance era was a glorious time. European politics changed dramatically there was a rise of kings and princes and merchants became key economic figures. As people started to accumulate more money they had leisure time to
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DANCE THEATRE Dance Theater is distinctive genre of dance which aims to Break down the barriers between dance‚ theater‚ mime‚ and most of all‚ to communicate ideas and feelings without any pretentions. One of its most effective tools is honesty and openness. Dance Theater combines dance and theater in a way that puts no limitations upon ideas to be expressed and techniques to be use. One artist who defined the form of dance theater the most was Pina Bausch (1940-2009). She was much influenced
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| |Theatres: An Introduction |2 | |Theatres: Location |3 | |Theatres: Architecture |4 | |The Opening of the Globe Theatre
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The Globe Theatre “All the world’s a stage" The globe theatre is a place with a very rich history. A place that has been graced by some of the most highly regarded playwrights and actors in the world. Including William Shakespeare‚ who in fact was not only one of the theatres most pronoun inspirations but also a founder as well. The globe theatre was in fact the venue that many of Shakespeare’s plays were first produced‚ including his four great tragedies. The theatre itself was built in
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used in Noh Theatre? Noh is a highly misunderstood and often overlooked form of art. Often criticized for being unnecessarily lethargic and minimal in overall performance and structure‚ it is not highly appreciated. However‚ it is much more than most make it out to be; Noh is an ancient tradition of Japanese theatre that has been kept alive and continuously refined by a small group of people who seek nothing more than to perfect this art form that has long been held as sacred. Noh theatre began in
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The Origins of Theatre Theatre has been around for thousands of years dating back to the B.C.E era. There are many forms of theatre Ritual Theatre‚ uses theatrical techniques of song‚ dance‚ and characterization but is still firmly rooted in religion. Many scholars agree on two traits that distinguish theatre from rituals. First theatre must have an actor that plays a character‚ a person that takes on a role of a human‚ object‚ or animal. Second theatre usually has a story with conflict;
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