2. Theatre began from
myth, ritual, and
ceremony. Early
society perceived
connections between
actions performed by
groups of people or
leaders to a certain
society and these
actions moved from
habit, to tradition, to
ritual, to ceremony
due to human desire
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Greek Theater - Ritual -
theory, focused on god
Dionysus, performed in
festivals
- Sophocles and
Euripides were the most
popular playwrights
during Ancient period.
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- Oedipus Rex, Oedipus
at Colonus, and
Antigone were famous
plays
- Theater genre was
tragedy
- performed in Theatron
- viewing place on slope
of a hill
- Women were not
allowed to perform
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Roman Theater - Began
in Ancient Greek Theater
- Theater genre -
Comedy
- Women began to
perform
- Competitions of
chariots, gladiators, and
public executions as
public.
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II. Renaissance
Theater
Focused on
Classical Greek
and Roman
arts and
culture
Theater
designs were
developed
Backdrops
for scenery
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Queen
Elizabeth
supported theater
Famous actor
and playwright
was William
Shakespeare, who
wrote Rome and
Juliet, Hamlet,
Midsummer
Night’s Dream,
Cleopatra
8. III. Romantic Period
The age of
enlightenment
Focused on
appreciation of the
exotic and primitive
Used fantastic
mythical or nature -
focused images
Melodrama was the
genre of theater
9. Famous Operatic
composers were George
Bizet Carmen and
Richard Wagner
Protagonist was
rebellious who often
succeeded
Interest in the
common man and
childhood Technical
innovations were
introduced
11. Activity 2: GROUP ME
DIRECTIONS: Write on the table below the different
elements of theater according to its classification.
Basic Elements of Musical
Play/Theatre
Elements of Artistic Expression Tools of an actor/actress
12. • Activity 3- An artist in Me (Performance
Task)
• Directions: Create your own kind of theater
design based on the Greek Theater. Label the
different parts of your desired theater. You
will be graded based on the following criteria:
• Creativity: 40 %
• Originality 30%
• Relevance to the Greek Theater 20%
• Neatness 10 %