Greek comedy and tragedy were the two primary types of theatre in Ancient Greece. Both held an important place in Greek culture, religion, and even...
The orchestra was the main area at the centre of the theatre, on which the Greek chorus would act. It also included the Thymelis, an altar of Dionysus, as well as the Euripus, a drainage system around the orchestra. Finally, the Coelon was the amphitheatric area with seats for the ...
dance and performance, and explored, among other things, cosmic topics from the Big Bang to hopes of alien life elsewhere in the universe. Other examples include another production at Alkmini, Mars 1, by the theatre company
…out of the chorus in Greek theatre in the 6th centurybce, smeared his face with white lead and red cinnabar. He may have done so, but the very large size of some of the Greek theatres (containing up to 15,000 spectators) made the use of the masks a more… ...
The emergence of the actor suggests narrative and dialogue with the chorus on the part of the poet/actor, who could change masks and identities during the performance (both tragedy and comedy were always performed by masked male actors). When tragedy came to light, Aristotle notes, poets ...
chorus, actors, costume, speech - is examined in the context of its own society and of theatre practice in general, with examples from other cultures. Professor Arnott places great emphasis on the practical staging of Greek plays, and how the buildings themselves imposed particular constraints on...
The expense of maintaining and training the chorus was borne as an honorable social obligation by rich citizens who came to be known as the choragoi. The plays were staged on the holidays in honor of Dionysus: the Little, or Rustic, Dionysia held in December and January, according to the ...
which eliminated thechorusfrom a significant part in the drama. The result was the introduction of a high shallow stage, removable for revivals of the ancient plays and therefore of wood. Later theprosceniumwas built in from the first, and eventually it was constructed of stone, as at Oropus...
Stesichorus, Fragment 192 (from Plato, Phaedrus) (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric III) (C7th to 6th B.C.) : "For those who have sinned in their telling of myths there is an ancient purification, known not to Homer but to Stesikhoros : when he was blinded because of his slander...
His dithyrambs, produced at Corinth, belonged to the cult of Dionysus, and the members of his chorus personated satyrs. Originally concerned with the birth of the god, the dithyramb came to deal with all his fortunes: then its scope became still larger; it might celebrate, not Dionysus ...