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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Writes the book






2. 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






3. 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)






4. Built in Venice in 1637






5. Proclaimed 'God is dead...and we have killed him.'; felt taht absence of God was a tragedy - but believed human beings needed to accept the tragedy and move forward in a world that was unjust and meaningless






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






7. Records of this type of theatre are fragmentary - but we do know that it grew out of regional religious rituals related to Confucianism - Taoism - and Buddhism - and ritual dances performed during the Shang dynasty






8. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






9. Three parts of a Noh play






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






11. Improved the daguerreotype and created modern photography; was also an English physicist






12. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






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






14. Characterized by a light-hearted - fast-moving comic story - whose dialogue is interspersed with popular music; Guys and Dolls (1950)






15. Built in Venice in 1637






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






17. 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






18. Most popular type of theatre during the Restoration; often featured great wit and wordplay and told stories about sexual gratification - bedroom escapades - and humankind's unrefined nature when it comes to sex






19. Divided into fatalist - hilarious and existentialist






20. Where more experts agree that human beings came into existence






21. No spoken dialogue - entirely sung; comes from the Latin word 'work' and may have originally meant 'works in music' or 'musical works for the stage'; first operas were in Italy in late 1500s






22. 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






23. Contemporary form of Sanskrit Theatre - dramatized version of the Hindu epic poems Ramayana and Mahabharata






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






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






26. Instead of learning how to conjure real emotions - actors of Sanskrit drama studied for many years to learn representations of emotions through:






27. 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






28. First female theatre manager in London; was also an actor and singer; managed first theatre to have a box set; Olympic Theatre in London






29. A program of unrelated singing - dancing and comedy numbers






30. 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






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






32. A repetition of the song - sometimes with new lyrics - sometimes with the same lyrics but with new meaning or subtext in order to make a dramatic point






33. Light opera - differs from 'grand opera' because it has a frivolous - comic theme - some spoken dialogue - a melodramatic story - and usually a little dancing; The Mikado (1885)






34. The orchestrated melodies






35. Most famous surrealist and was a French writer and director; studied Asian religions - mysticism - and ancient cultures; declared theatre should should wake the nerves and heart; argued that proscenium arch theatres create a barrier between the audie






36. Records of this type of theatre are fragmentary - but we do know that it grew out of regional religious rituals related to Confucianism - Taoism - and Buddhism - and ritual dances performed during the Shang dynasty






37. Recorded conversations of slum dwellers in Dublin and used their words verbatim in his plays

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38. The men who play female roles are called:






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






40. The first theatre in the world to be lit with electric lights






41. Grew up in poverty and put himself through medical school and set up free clinics in Russia to help the poor; The Seagull (1896) - Uncle Vanya (1899) Three Sisters (1901) & The Cherry Orchard (1904); placed on stage the lazy chaos of lives crushed by






42. Third part of a Noh play - the protagonist appears as a new self - and the cause of torment is resolved






43. Closely tied to ritual - and it uses color - dance - song - and movements to exaggerate - stylize - and symbolically represent life






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






45. Most popular type of theatre during the Restoration; often featured great wit and wordplay and told stories about sexual gratification - bedroom escapades - and humankind's unrefined nature when it comes to sex






46. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






47. Light opera - differs from 'grand opera' because it has a frivolous - comic theme - some spoken dialogue - a melodramatic story - and usually a little dancing; The Mikado (1885)






48. Improved the daguerreotype and created modern photography; was also an English physicist






49. Used giant puppets and actors to enact parables denouncing the Vietnam War and materialism






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







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