Ancient Theatre: Greek and Roman

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Ancient Theatre: Greek and Roman

The Theatre of Dionysus built at the beginning of the 5th century Dionysus: greek god of wine and festivity “God of the fun stuff”

Amphitheatres Plays were performed outside The side of the mountain was scooped out into a bowl shape, and tiers of stone seats were built on the hill. often seated as many as 20,000

Roman Sea Battles Performers actually died! The largest known sea battle involved 19,000 participants and approximately ½ of them died Performance spaces are Massive!

theatron ="viewing-place” Word origin for “theatre” where the audience sits and was usually part of the hillside around the performance space

The Greek Chorus

The traditional Greek Chorus usually moves and speaks in unison

Functions of the chorus an agent: gives advice, asks, takes part ideal spectator - reacts as playwright hopes audience would sets mood and heightens dramatic effects adds movement, spectacle, song, and dance pauses / paces the action so that the audience can reflect.

OEDIPUS REX

Today’s Greek Chorus

Word Origin Thespian= relating to drama/ actor or actress comes from thespis - a popular greek writer

Word Origin The word “comedy” comes from the Greek word “komos” which means “band of revelers.”

The Actors All of the actors were men. Women were not allowed to participate. The actors played multiple roles. a wooden, cork, or linen mask was used to show the change in character or mood. The actor made himself taller by wearing thick soled platform shoes

Costumes standard Greek attire with masks

Dionysus Festival 'City Dionysia', a festival of entertainment held in honor of the god Dionysus. This festival featured competitions in music, dance, plays, and poetry.

Communal Involvement The entire city would be in attendance. All other businesses not directly involved with the 6-day festival would shut down, so that everyone could attend. The government even offered financial assistance to those who could not afford to attend.

And the grand prize…

Tragedy The word tragedy came to be derived from the Greek tragos (goat) and ode (poem). Tragedy literally means goat song or goat poem.