THAR 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ancient Mysteries, Global Brain, Leonard Nimoy
23 Jan 2017
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Roots of all theatre: ritual, dance, and music. Fusion of african music and western pop. Creativity: performance/production skills, new approaches to theatre, Cultural enrichment: understanding cultures" manners, mores, mindsets. The liberal art: history, anthropology, literature, philosophy, politics, Theatre: a communal activity: community of artists, community in audience. Idea: what you want to communicate to the audience. Dating back 3000 years, pays homage to ughny, god of fire. Burning of the temple: act that their ritual has been complete. Hindu ritual: 4000 years ago, egyptians practiced circumcision. God said to abraham that his great nation would come from his loins and he wanted a mark for his commitment to him. Happens 8 days after males birth and signifies manhood and fertility. Goes out and shows breasts to town and is also painted. They are fitted with gold rings around their legs for 3 weeks of seclusion and if they tried to slip out everyone would hear them.
