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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Named new 'photographic' realism NATURALISM and his phrase 'slice of life' is quoted description of it






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






3. Plays about the issues of the day that were in Manhattan neighborhoods






4. Built in Venice in 1637






5. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






6. A true-to-life interior containing a room or rooms with the fourth wall removed so that the audience has the feeling of looking in on the characters' private lives






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

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8. Exposed the squalid living conditions of the urban poor and explores scandalous topics like poverty - venereal disease and prostitution; 'Sordid Realism'






9. 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






10. French philosopher often called the Father of the Romantic movement; argued that people could find happiness in a 'state of nature' and that they should learn from nature rather than the artificial and corrupted teachings of society






11. Comic interludes performed during the intermissions of opera






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






13. 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






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






15. Studied the history of class conflict






16. Writes the lyrics






17. Holds that human beings are naturally alone - without purpose or mission - in a universe that has no God






18. Told stories about common people who felt grand emotions and suffered devastating consequences (Enlightenment)






19. French philosopher and playwright; The Flies (1943) & No Exit (1944)






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






21. Writes the lyrics






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






23. Plays without music






24. Included comic scenes - dance interludes and sentimental ballads all based on white stereotypes of black life in the South






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






26. Including operetta - developed out of intermezzi






27. Islam's holy book - contains a warning about 'graven images' similar to the one in the Bible - prohibition applies to dolls - statues - portraits - and people playing a character






28. Musicals with a particularly well-developed story and characters






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






30. Elmer Rice; about a man named Mr. Zero Who is fired from his job and replaced by an adding machine






31. An extreme form of realism; an acurate 'documentary' of everyday life - including its seamy side






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






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






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






35. An early form of theatre; it used theatrical techniques such as song - dance - and characterization - but it was still firmly rooted in religion






36. 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






37. What western theatre is often called:






38. Russian playwright whose play The Lower Depths (1902) took look at people living in cellar of Moscow flophouse






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






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






41. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2005); The Dumb Waiter (1957)






42. Estrangement; essentially the alienation effect






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






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






45. Musicals with a particularly well-developed story and characters






46. This happened for the first time during the Restoration






47. A blend of melody and drama and refers to the background music often played during these performances






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






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






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







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