definition and origins of drama
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DRAMA DEFINED
Drama is...
staged art (Robert di
Yanni)
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Drama is...
Designed for the theater
DRAMA DEFINED
Drama is...
An enacted fiction; an art form based on mimetic
action
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Drama is...
The most elegant
expression of thought nearest to
truth
DRAMA DEFINED
Drama is...
The most concrete form in
which art can recreate
human situation
DRAMA DEFINED
In drama...
Characters are assigned roles
and they act out their roles as the action is enacted
on stage
•How does drama intensify one’s appreciation of life?
•How does impersonation contribute to the development of personality and character?
•In what way does impersonation deepen one’s understanding of individual differences?
The word drama comes
from the Greek verb dran, which means “to
do.”
Ancient Greece is
considered the birthplace
of classic western theater.
GREEK STAGE-Greek theater began
as part of a religious celebration of the god
Dionysus
•Orchestra (circular stone)•Scene/skene (rectangular building for
entrance/exits)•Theatron
(seats)
ROMAN STAGE-resembled the
construct of the Greek theater
-preferred bawdy comedies to tragic plays
•Development of
pantomime•Introduction of Commedia
dell' Arte
JAPANESE NOH STAGE
- Connection to the natural world
-stage was constructed to recall an outdoor
environment
•Hashigakari (bridge)•Kizahashi (stairway)
•Kagami-ita (back wall of stage area)
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH STAGE
- theater performances were
produced by the church-to instruct the illiterate
on the Bible
Re-presentation
Re-enactment
Imitation Impersonation
Universal elements of drama
Imitation
Drama is a reflection of an action in real life.
It is close to reality but not reality
UniversalElements of Drama
Impersonation
Drama is a broader term for copying somebody or something
Re-presentatio
n
Drama aims to give or show something again
UniversalElements of Drama
Re-enactme
nt
Persons or actions will impersonate specific characters in the original action
UniversalElements of Drama
What common observations have you
noticed among the impersonators?
What elements do you think did they use to come up with their
presentation?