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ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE Theatre began during Theatre began during the Golden Age of the Golden Age of Greece (5 Greece (5 th th Century Century B.C.) B.C.) Each year in the Each year in the spring the Greeks spring the Greeks celebrated The celebrated The Dionyseia, a festival Dionyseia, a festival of rebirth of rebirth

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ANCIENT GREEK THEATREANCIENT GREEK THEATRE

Theatre began during the Theatre began during the Golden Age of Greece (5Golden Age of Greece (5thth Century B.C.)Century B.C.)

Each year in the spring the Each year in the spring the Greeks celebrated The Greeks celebrated The Dionyseia, a festival of Dionyseia, a festival of rebirthrebirth

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DIONYSUSDIONYSUS,

THE GOD OF

WINE &

FERTILITY

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Performers are dressed as satyrs wearing goat skins…

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THE AMPHITHEATRE

THE THEATRON

ALTAR

ORCHESTRA

PARADOS ( PARADOI )

SKINA

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TRAGODIA = “GOAT SONG” = TRAGEDY

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5-5-DAY FESTIVALDAY FESTIVAL

• DAY 1: Procession of Dionysus• DAYS 2-4: Play presentations Each day: 3 tragedies

1 satyrlude 1 comedy

• DAY 5: Parade again

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THE WINNERS?

• Best tragedy? • Best comedy?

A JUG OF WINE

OR

A BASKET OF FIGSA GOAT

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First actor and playwright to win the contest?

Thespis

thespian= actor

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THE GREEK ACTOR

•Professionals•Males• Incredible

projection•3 actors

cover all roles

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THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS

•A single actor•Moral or

ethical framework (narrator)

•A spectator•Scenery/

atmosphere

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COSTUMES

•Elaborate•Religious•Masks (allow

for actors to double up on roles)

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SCENERY

MACHINA

PERIAKTOI

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Aeschylus• Theme: Suffering

and what we learn from it

• Trilogy: The Oresteia

• Trivia

OUCH!!

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Sophocles• Theme:

Forgetting religion will lead to decay and destruction

• Play: Oedipus Rex

• Trivia

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Euripedes• Themes: anti-

war; women’s rights; breaking the class structure

• Play: Medea

• Trivia


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