2.
Great dramas were produced in Athens as early in the early in the 5th
century BC. The famous writers of tragedies are Aeschylus, Sophocles,
and Euripides.
Comedies, on the other hands, are their way to comment and criticize
their government and politicians. The artists enjoy a remarkable freedom
of speech as they criticize their government policies and politicians
means of jokes and puns. The famous Greek comic playwright or writer
was Aristophanes. He also wrote comedies about powerful women.
Plays were performed outdoors at festivals honoring the god Dionysus
in a competition sponsored by the respective city-state. Thousands of
people packed the theater. Each author presented three tragedies,
followed by a semi-comic play featuring satyrs (mythical half-man, half-
animal beings).
Characteristic of Greek
Theater
6.
Theme – is a central idea of a production
Plot- is the story line. It is what happening.
Characters- the actors and actresses are the various
characters interwoven with of the play.
Libretto- the story of any play is taken forward by means
Music or Sound – its sounds for plays
1. Natural Sound – play with a feeling of authenticity
2. Music- which added to performance either real or not
3. Dialogue- collaborate to the score (compose music)
Elements of Arts
7.
1. Lines- how they played
2. Colors- evoke mixed emotions to the audience
3. Shapes – basic element of art expression
4. Rhythm – repetition of movement in dances by a song
5. Space- the area of the floor, suitable the cast to move
6. Sound- project their voices ; audible, firm and clear
7. Texture- image design eg.. Backdrops ; feelings of
conveyed
8. Movement- intergrated consistently for the
development of the plot
Elements of Artistic
Expression
9.
NEVER SACRIFICE YOUR
STUDIES JUST FOR LOVE. IF YOU
NEED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE
TWO, CHOOSE STUDYING. LOVE
CAN WAIT.
For Ten Min. : STUDY
EXAM LATER
10.
1-4 . What are the four parts of Greek theater
5-9. What are the five elements of art
10-12. What three kinds of music or sound?
13. Is a central idea of production
14. Basic element of expression
15. What do you called the actors and actresses?
16. Evoke mixed emotion to the audience.
17. Is a story line of what is happening.
18-20. Famous Greek Theater Writers.
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