THEA 11013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Puritans, Ephemerality, Cirque Du Soleil
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Various kinds of rituals in the past have used elements needed for theatre: a stage, an audience, masks, dance, etc. Greece theatre was financed by the wealthy for everyone, and it was highly valued. In other times it has been forbidden, such as in england in 1642 when the. Puritans found it morally unacceptable: some people have considered theatre as a product of grown-ups who have not grown up, or that they are lying, while others see it as a reflection of human behavior. What is performed (play, scenario, planned: this can be extremely varied. Some people may see street carnivals as a form of theatre while greek tragedies can also be: a performs b for c (performing something for someone else, does not require written text, dialogue, or conflict. The performance: the actual production: formed by components: script, acting, lighting, costumes, music, beginning point of a theatre is an empty stage peter brook.