THEA 2010 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Kabuki, Greek Language, Wine
30 Mar 2019
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Only exist in the time it takes to complete a performance. Reflects conflicting ideas of how we should live, how society should be organized, how the world is. Many artists engage in social issues, join causes, or even become politicians. Art and politics can be a very perilous road; artist have been persecuted for challenging the status quo. Art: express themselves, see another"s point of view, directed towards the individual, makes us think, has the potential for social change, edification, transcendence contemplation. Entertainment: please the audience, reaffirms out pov, directed toward largest number of people, makes you think you are thinking, flatters the audience, gratification indulgence, escape. Theater from the greek word theatron meaning the seeing place . Erice bentley says a performs b for c . Drama from the greek word dran meaning to take action, to do, to make, to accomplish . Tells a story about people, their actions, and the conflicts.
