THE-2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Robert Brustein, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Lorraine Hansberry
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Egyptian ritual, going on up to 30,000 years ago. Abydos passion play (2500-550 bc) - major myths of egyptian culture, life, death, and resurrection of. Ikhernofret- participated in performance of abydos, wrote down experiences on a tablet. Not sure where to place this in theatre. Oldest inhabited area in the world rift alley, e af. At any moment, 2beings, human kind and spiritual. Spirits surround us all the time, provide stability and support in unstable world. Responsibility to remember and pass on history, tells people how to act and deal with situations. Ritualized enactment- hope to bring about a change, take a step into a new part of life. possibly to bring rain or fertility. Personality of ancestor shown in movement, drummer gives instructions. Ma(cid:374)y layers i(cid:374) the festi(cid:448)als, (cid:449)ester(cid:374)ers do(cid:374)"t get it. Non-verbal communication, ie (cid:373)usi(cid:272) to da(cid:374)(cid:272)er, (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)ays k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat it (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s.
