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What are the characteristics of Greek Theatre?
outdoor ampitheatre
used natural landscape
Greek auditorium. Surrounded the playing surface on three sides. Use of giant masks. Acoustically designed.
Theatron
Greek circular playing area
Orchestra
Greek upstage side of orchestra. Stage house.
Skene
Walls on sides of the skene
Paraskenai
Columned arch that supported the second level (Greek theatre)
Proskenium
Greek theatre- painted panel (flats) hung on the face of the skene
Pinakes
Greek theatre- wagon rolled through the doors of skene.
Eccyclema
Greek theatre- tall, three sided forms that pivoted on a central axis. Turned to change a scene or local.
Periaktoi
Greek theatre- crane attatched to skene or proskenium
Machina
What did the Roman theatre do?
adopted the Greek Theatre and modified it
Roman theatre innovations
Compressed the parts of the Greek amphitheatre and made it a structure
Roman theatre- auditorium. Semi circle that was separated from orchestra by a short wall. Greek theatron.
Cavea
Roman theatre- semi circular playing area
orchestra
Roman theatre- skene is transformed into an elaborate single facade. Same height as cavea. Proskenium brought forward and roofed.
Scanae frons
Some roman scenery
front curtain- auleum
back drop or rear curtain- siparium
cloth awning covering the cavea
Name some characteristics of Medieval Theatre
revival by the church
clergy used dramatized scenes to explain liturgy and doctrine
Medieval theatre- hell mouth
mansions
Renaissance Italy- changes
auditorium designed as an ellipse which improved sightlines
proscenium was a major feature
orchestra was raised, became the modern apron
The English playhouse characteristics
large platform raised 4-6 feet off the ground
surrounded by the pit, space for lower class audience
What was lighting like before?
candles + oil lamps
serlio
footlights
lighting trees in the wings
then argang oil lmap
gas light
carbon arc
edison light bulb
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History Theatre Tech
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