TH 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pinakes, Noh
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Chapter: 1 jobs in theatre: storefront theatre. A theatre with very limited technology facilities: production. Catch all word for all elements: eccyclema. 3 sided (for a show not during: machina. Elements that raise and lower on stage (basket or platform: pinakes. Environmental theatre: audience is immersed in actual space. Found space: theatre preformed in typically non-theatre places. Braided exterior woven over linear interior strands: traditional hemp rope. Whe(cid:374) ropes have k(cid:374)ots, be(cid:374)ds, or ki(cid:374)ks (cid:894)they"re (cid:373)ore likely to break(cid:895: two basic types of cordage. Stranded fibers twisted together & woven/braided together. Twisted ropes are made from fiber that are spun into loose strands (yarn), that are then twisted together to make line and the material. Size and weight rating of the rope depends on the number and size of yarn and the material. Raiting- breaking strength or working limit (divide by 4= Yarns are typically twisted to the right (easier to coil ropes clockwise)
