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Theatre Basics

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






2. 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






3. Set out to break all the neoclassical rules - attacked the three unities






4. French Enlightenment playwright; was an inventor and thinker who spent countless hours at the leading intellectual salons of France; most famous plays are The Barber of Seville - and The Marriage of Figaro - his plays reflect the attitudes of the Enl






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






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






7. 1. theatre has an actor who plays a character - theatre is artificial - and 2. theatre usually has a story with a conflict - conflict is key to all drama






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. The men who play female roles are called:






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






15. Set out to break all the neoclassical rules - attacked the three unities






16. Big-time vaudeville who performed a series of lavish musical reviews on Broadway






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






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






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

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20. Wooden clappers used in Kabuki






21. Term used to describe performances that mix theatre - visual arts - music - dance - gesture and rituals; often use multimedia effects - sounds and lighting effects to make a point and allow the audience to understand its deeper implications; often re






22. Brought Western-style theatre to Africa to dramatize Bible stories in order to win converts






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






24. Studied the history of class conflict






25. Wooden clappers used in Kabuki






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






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






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

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






30. 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)






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






32. Earliest form for photography






33. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






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






35. Elaborate geometrical designs were used for these roles which included supernatural beings - warriors - and bandits; the color of the make-up indicated the character's personality






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Term used to describe performances that mix theatre - visual arts - music - dance - gesture and rituals; often use multimedia effects - sounds and lighting effects to make a point and allow the audience to understand its deeper implications; often re






45. Suggests we are trapped in an irrational universe where even basic communication is impossible






46. 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






47. French director who stage play The Butchers (1888) with real sides of beef infested with maggots






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






49. Studied the history of class conflict






50. 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