THTR 1020 : Midterm Notes
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The arts of theater & artists, acting, directing, costumes, and scenic design, famous views on theater: Dance, singing, visuals, fashion, writers, music: theater is (reiterating above- she said this will be on midterm, live with actors and an audience, ephemeral (present- cannot be repeated, collaborative, synthesis, mimetic. Taming of the shrew, etc: 12th night or what you will , 2 different titles, title is a reference to jan 6 and epiphany, dated between 1600-1602, first printed in 1623- first folio, conventions of audience behavior, arrive approx. Distracted/helpful you decide: evolved audience, does the interaction of the actors help or hinder your, the audience: creating their own experience, they chose focus, different from film, creates atmosphere, no 2 performances will be identical, they interpret, personal experience. Neoclassical period, and even today: wrote the poetics, contains his ideas of what made a good play.
