Ancient greek theatre (Intro to Sophocles)
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An introduction to Greek Theatre before studying Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
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Ancient greek theatre (Intro to Sophocles)
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- Acted by trained dancers/singers
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- Platform in the orchestra, next to the altar of Dionysus, both called the thymele; it is suggested that the leader of the chorus used the thymele as a platform during dialogues between the chorus leader (koryphaios) and the chorus.
- Examples of Greek masks. Each play has a different chorus in the trilogy. Made to fit each actor Many vases have depictions holding their masks as well as talking to them Very lightweight material. Very thinly molded. Afixed with felt cap and needed to be lightweight in order to dance w/ them. Masks directly impact—larger, more stylized movements Scale of the theatre—--you cannot make out individual face expressions. Makes you listen to the words more. You can’t read emotions in the same way. Actor must do everything via the mask. Forces actors into facing the audience. Cannot turn back to audience with a mask. Chorus– w/o masks cannot achieve correct impact w/o mask. Masks were made of linen and paper mache. They were used to amplify voices and Chorus—all had same mask Each main character had his own Acting w/ a mask requires a total body acting in order to pull this off correctly.
- Movements are stylized. Trained actors