greek theater EARLY GREEK THEATER Hellenistic theatre Epidaurus of 330 BC

1. OAT or
THEATER
BY HIMANSHI JAGLAN

2. • Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art
that uses live performers to present the
experience of a real or imagined event
before a live audience in a specific place.
• History of theatre charts the
development of theatre over the past
2,500 years. While per formative
elements are present in every society, it is
customary to acknowledge a distinction
between theatre as an art form and
entertainment and theatrical or per
formative elements in other activities.

3. HISTORICAL
INTRODUCTION
• Earliest meeting place were
open areas in natural forms.
• After understanding of the
directional nature of human
voice.
• Seating arrangement
were made in concentric
semi-circles in front of
speakers for best audibility.

4. • Greek theatre
• Roman theatre
• Transition and early Medieval theatre, 500–1050
• High and late Medieval theatre, 1050–1500
• Commedia dell'arte
• Golden age theatre
• Renaissance theatre
• Restoration comedy
• Restoration spectacular
• Neoclassical theatre
• Nineteenth-century theatre
• Twentieth-century theatre

5. TYPES OF THEATER
• Puppet Shows
• Mime
• Musical Theatre
• Drama
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Improvisation
• Fantasy
• Action

6. EARLY GREEK THEATER Hellenistic theatre Epidaurus of 330 BC

7. Origins
• Greek theatre evolved from ritual and
dance with a strong choral focus, to
greater emphasis upon dramatic action.

8. Hellenistic theatre
Epidaurus

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• earliest outdoor amphitheater's
• segmented circular plan which were more than
180 degree
• they preferred the hillsides facing the seas which
were very chosen location for the Greeks. because
facing the sea could be because of the wind
direction. The wind carried the sound and the
specific material requirement was also seen
when later the studies by Georgia Tech University
revealed that limestone as a material was chosen
may be because of helping sound in reflections.
• Steeply raked seats with low background noise
where preferred. hill slopes had a very steep
slope which were chosen as preferred locations.
These all resulted in the clarity of sound which
was being produced by the speaker because that
time no amplification system was there.

10. GrecoHellenistictheatreof
Epidaurus
• the radius of radius from this particular
speaking point this was 180 feet or 60
meters.
• 34 seats, 34 rows and later there were 21
rows which made the 55 rows.
• steep slope and the seating area how this
has been made with stones.

11. Typical plan Layout
• Theatron : watching place
• Orchestra : the dancing
place
• Skene : “scene,” or
backdrop

13. Orchestra
A circular and level space where the chorus
would dance, sing, and interact with the actors
who were on the stage near the skene.
Challenges:
• Size
• Distance from audience
• Holding interest

14. Skene
The skene was directly in back of
the stage,and was usually
decoratedas a palace, temple, or
other building, depending on the
needs of the play. It had at least one
set of doors, and actorscould make
entrances and exits throughthem.
• Behind orchestra,Served as
backdrop,
• Decorative in later years
• Holds mechane

15. PROSKENION
• It also called Okribas.
• Front wallof the stage
• An acting area which projected in
front of the skene

16. USE in life
• Rehearsal
• Presentation
• performing arts productions
• as a learning space
• Express culture
• Commuincationby drama
• Social events
• Making space to express

17. Task
• Create of space for socially
interest ???
• How skene effect on drama
??
• How theater space develop
to make interest??
• How the space divide to
perfomer and audience??
• Acoustic major problem to
solved how??