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A Greek Theater
• Altar-used for sacrifices to Dionysis
• Orchestra- circular acting area-66 ft in diameter
• Theatron-the raked audience seating
• “seeing place”
• Parados-entrance
• Skene-used for scenery, prop, costume storage, change room
• Outdoor amphitheaters with sun for lighting
• Built into hill for raked seating, facing a scene of natural beauty
• 15,000-17,000 spectators
Greek theater at Delphi
Epidaurus Theater
Theater of Dionysis
Greek Precinct
Greek Special Effects
• Deus ex machina-crane, used to fly Gods
• Ekkyklema-platform with wheels, used to roll out dead bodies-reveal a tableaux
Ekklyklema and Machina
Ekklyklema
How was Greek Theatre performed?
Chorus
Chorus
• Consisted of 12-15 men in tragedy
• 24 men in comedy• functioned as one saying
lines in unison• Left over from dithyramb• Represented citizens of
city-state• Audience related to chorus• Sung and danced• All wore same mask
• Function of Chorus: give exposition (background info), interact with characters, comment on action, give moral and theme of play, describe offstage action, raise philosophical questions, urge main characters to show restraint
Costumes
• Ornate and elaborate tunics designed to make characters appear large for tragedies.
• Everyday or over exaggerated clothing for comedies.
Masks
Masks
• Covered whole head
• Amplified voice
• Detailed (hair)
• Showed character
• Made character easily recognizable
• 1 actor could play multiple roles
• Showed emotion
Music
• flute-with tone like modern oboe or clarinet
• lyre, trumpet, percussion sometimes for special effects
• flute player or playwright composed music (unsure)
• to create mood (like scores to film)
Dance
• any expressive rhythmical movement
• perhaps moment by moment symbolic gestures
• orchestra-meaning dancing place
Acting• Impossible to know for sure
• Not realistic, due to masks and men playing female roles and one actor playing multiple
• Lottery for best actors because it is impossible to discern the quality of a play with bad acting
• Dancelike movement and chanting
• Voice most important- not realistic but emotional tone, beauty, and adaptability
• stylized, exaggerated, symbolic gestures
The Greek Theater
• Altar
• Orchestra
• Theatron
• Parados
• Skene
Greek Performance
• Special effects-ekklyklema, mechane
• Chorus-functional to plot
• Masks
• Costumes
• Acting
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