Unit 9&10 acting technique & performance

 

 chorus  choral speaking Choral speaking in Greek theatre involved a group of actors known as the chorus, who recited poetry and performed choral odes. They provided commentary, emotion, and context in the plays, representing the voice of the community or society in which the play was set. The chorus often sang or chanted in unison, accompanied by music and dance, and emphasized unity and harmony among its members. some exapmles   of choral speaking is  unison: When you speak all together as one canon: saying the same line or words one after the other sometimes overlapping refrain: refrain is where one person reads the magority of the text but the chorus joins in the for the main repeated lines solo lines: where certain people read certain lines in the script  on their own antiphonal: where one part of the choral group says certain  lines and then the other parts replies with the next or following lines  line around: where most or all lines...

  history of theatre timeline 8500 - bc   privative  tribal dance and religious tribal rituals performances may have taken place before hunting. 2500bc- Egyptian ritual  dramas     plays often dealt with the death and resurrection of the Egyptian gods  600bc-  origin of greek theatre the plays were performed by a group of men and boys called a chorus 80- colosseum built (roman theatre) the early roman actors were slaves owned my managers  618- theatre emerges in china the origins of the theatrical arts lie in   early religious rituals      692- church officially opposes theatre the roman catholic church still remained in power  1100s- medieval theatre this included miracle and mystery plays and later morality plays   1325- noh theatre developed this is the oldest  surviving form of Japanese theatre it combines music acting and d...