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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The realism of the play is expressed through lyrical language






2. Life has no purpose and they confused and antagonized audiences by refusing to adhere to a coherent set of principles - mirroring the madness of the world






3. Play that takes place in a mental institution - the audience sits on the stage with the actor-patients






4. What western theatre is often called:






5. No protagonist; deals with a family of characters who tell many stories at once; the fact that characters on stage take no action may inspire audience members to be motivated for the opposite in real life






6. Comic interludes performed during the intermissions of opera






7. One of the most valuable historical records of Indian theatre; an encyclopedic book of dramatic theory and practice; has 37 chapters and covers every aspect of classical Indian drama - also a treatise on dramatic theory and philosophy - states that t






8. Comic interludes performed during the intermissions of opera






9. Holds that human beings are naturally alone - without purpose or mission - in a universe that has no God; not a negative - for without God humans can create their own existences - purpose and meaning






10. Have become living traditions that are handed down from father to son

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11. By Swedish Playwright August Strindberg; fourteen-act play that follows the disconnected logic of a dream






12. Including operetta - developed out of intermezzi






13. 'The Father of Realism'; was initially a Romantic writer and his early plays were verse dramas largely based on Norwegian history and folk literature; plays presented complex - sometimes distrubing - views of human society; A Doll's House (1879) - Gh






14. A form of musical entertainment featuring bawdy songs - dancing women - and sometimes striptease






15. Characters were not individuals but types; standard roles included scholar - lover - hero - maiden - old woman - coquette - virtuous wife - and acrobatic warrior-maiden






16. One of the most well-known Muslim Playwrights - who uses her plays not only to express herself but also to prompt discussions about such topics as violence against women - religious fanaticism - and female sexual desire






17. Studied the history of class conflict






18. Type of theatre that grew out of ritual - incorporated acting - music - storytelling - poetry - dance - costumes - and lots of masks to create a theatre that combined ritual and ceremony with drama






19. Kabuki borrowed many of these movements to make Kabuki acting highly stylized and almost puppet-like






20. Attacked the evils and restrictions of society; tried to reveal the higher reality of the unconscious mind with fantastic imagery and contradictory images; performances were often violent and cruel as they tried to shock the audience into the realiza






21. Holds that human beings are naturally alone - without purpose or mission - in a universe that has no God; not a negative - for without God humans can create their own existences - purpose and meaning






22. Nigerian playwright that was executed for trying to protect the Ogoni people against encroachments of Shell oil company






23. Thought that inner truths could be hinted at only through symbols; sought to replace the specific and concrete with the suggestive and metaphorical; usually had little plot or action and tended to baffle the audience






24. Any artist or work of art that is experimental - innovative or unconventional; some styles would be symbolism - expressionism - futurism - Dadaism - surrealism - and absurdism






25. Musicals that feature a particular band's songs






26. Wrote plays about the rugged lives of Irish peasants using their dialect; Riders to the Sea (1904) & The Playboy of the Western World (1907)






27. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






28. Founded in 1946 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina; dedicated itself to contemporary social issues and highly political - easthetically radical plays






29. Six characters take on life of their own when the playwright fails to complete the play in which they were supposed to appear






30. All lines are sung - usually to grand classical music; Madama Butterfly (1904)






31. Unstructured theatrical events on street corners - bus stops and anywhere else people gathered






32. Greatest of the Sturm und Drang playwrights; was also a critic - journalist - painter - biologist - statesman - poet - novelist - philosopher - scientist - and the manager of the Duke of Weimar's playhouse






33. The orchestrated melodies






34. Named new 'photographic' realism NATURALISM and his phrase 'slice of life' is quoted description of it






35. Most famous of the absurdist playwrights; best considered a fatalist - although work is sometimes hilarious and can ask existential questions; Endgame (1957) Krapp's Last Tape (1958) and Happy Days (1961); Waiting for Godot (1953)






36. Said that the free enterprise system is seriously flawed and is a cause of great human misery because it exploits the poor






37. No protagonist; deals with a family of characters who tell many stories at once; the fact that characters on stage take no action may inspire audience members to be motivated for the opposite in real life






38. Writers who felt science was not adequate to describe the full range of human experience - and their writings stressed instinct - intuition - and feeling






39. Staged inexpensive - noncommercial productions of artistically significant plays in small - out-of-the-way theatres






40. Book - music - and lyrics






41. Musicals that are mostly singing and have less spoken dialogue; similar to operattas - but thier tone is often much darker and more dramatic






42. Writes the book






43. French physicist - mathematician - and philosopher - expressed the essence of Romanticism






44. A synthesis of music - dance - acting - and acrobatics; it was first performed by strolling players in markets - temples - courtyards - and the streets






45. The sung words






46. Wrote 'high comedies' which were cerebral socially relevant plays that had an intellectual scope so vast they forced audiences to reassess their values; Man and Superman (1903) & The Quintessence of Ibsenism (1891)






47. The first 'talkie' movie; featured white actor Al Jolson in blackface performing in a minstrel show






48. A production of British actor Charles Kean; had realistic costumes - set and props that he had researched to make sure they were historically correct

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49. The first modern musical; a melodrama about black magic staged in NYC in 1866






50. Writes the music