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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Two types of traditional Japanese theatre






2. 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






3. Type of theatre greatly influenced by Buddhism and Shinto; originates in ritual






4. A robust and spectacular version of Noh; named after the characters for 'song' - 'dance' - and 'skill'; created by a woman named Okuni - owner of a brothel






5. Most famous American expressionist playwright who won Nobel Prize for Literature (1936); A touch of the Poet (1935) - The Iceman Cometh (1939) - A Long Day's Journey into Night (1956) & A Moon for the Misbegotten (1952); The Hairy Ape (1952)

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6. Type of Islamic theatre - religious drama of Iran which allowed for actors - both professional and amateur - and has been performed in open-air playing spaces and on some occasions in specially constructed indoor stages for hundreds of years

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7. 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






8. A big production number that usually receives a torrent of applause that literally stops the show






9. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






10. Type of Islamic theatre which is created by lighting two-dimensional figures and casting their shadows on a screen; the audience watches the silhouettes while a narrator tells a story






11. History plays about major political events of the past - domestic plays about the loves and lives of merchants and townspeople - and dance-dramas about the world of spirits and animals






12. The German equivalent to Diderot; was a playwright - critic - and Enlightenment philosopher Who wrote tragedies and comedies about the middle-class; his greatest play was Nathan the Wise






13. The men who play female roles are called:






14. The first all-black show to pay at a top Broadway theatre






15. Second part of a Noh play - protagonist performs a dance that expresses his or her concern






16. Estrangement; essentially the alienation effect






17. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






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






19. Bandits discuss rival systems of goverment while waiting for an attack






20. Grew out of the theatre of Thespis in Ancient Greece; passed from the Athenians to the Romans to the medieval Europeans






21. One of the most famous Sanskrit dramas - a love story in seven acts written by the playwright Kalidasa






22. 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






23. A dialogue that captures the incoherence - broken language - and pauses of modern speech; usually marked by surreal distortion and impending danger; from writing of Franz Kafka






24. Showed middle-class characters finding happiness and true love (Enlightenment)






25. The audience remains alienated from the performance so they could critically consider the play's themes






26. A permanent - professional theatre outside NYC; founded in 1947 by Margo Jones; stage new plays alongside commercial hits and historical plays; appeal to the intellectual audiences that Hollywood seldom serves






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






28. Three parts of a Noh play






29. A popular form of stage entertainment from the 1880s to the 1940s; included a dozen or so slapstick comedy routines - song-and-dance numbers - magic acts and juggling or acrobatic performances






30. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






31. Two types of traditional Japanese theatre






32. Divided into fatalist - hilarious and existentialist






33. A period of licentious gaudiness inspired by the elaborate styles that Charles II brought with him from the French Court






34. Musicals that feature a particular band's songs






35. People who dismissed Traditional African Theatre because it was so unlike anything they knew






36. Result of western influence - a toned down version of Kabuki - told stories of everyday life - particularly those of women - women played women's parts (whereas Kabuki was all male)






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






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






39. A sudden - striking pose (often with their eyes crossed - chin sharply turned - and big toe pointed towards the sky) in Kabuki accompanied by several powerful beats of wooden clappers






40. A program of sketches - singing - dancing and songs pulled from previous sources






41. 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






42. Would be removed in the box set to give audience a real life look into the scene






43. A German poet - director and playwright who challenged traditional ideas about theatre; became a communist after watching policement shoot 4 unarmed civilians; The Life of Galileo (1938) - Mother Courage and her Children (1939) & The Caucasian Chalk






44. A popular form of stage entertainment from the 1880s to the 1940s; included a dozen or so slapstick comedy routines - song-and-dance numbers - magic acts and juggling or acrobatic performances






45. Sarcastic label of Scribe's plays; the sympathetic protagonist suffers at the hands of an evil antagonist in the course of intense action - suspense - and contrived play devices; ending is always happy and the loose ends are neatly tied up






46. History plays about major political events of the past - domestic plays about the loves and lives of merchants and townspeople - and dance-dramas about the world of spirits and animals






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






48. The want for more 'genuine' sets - more 'honest' acting - and dialogue to be modeled after everyday speech - influenced by ideas of CHarles Darwin - Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx






49. In Sigmund Romberg's play the king young heir to the throne sacrifices his personal happiness for the good of the kingdom when he sorrowfully pulls himself away from his true love in order to marry a princess whom he does not love






50. Studied the history of class conflict