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T/F Theatre is the oldest art - Ans True
What are all of these?
Griot, Sutradhara, Shamans. Rhapsodes, Wu, Bard, Cancionero, Mimesis - Ans Storytellers of
different parts of the world
This person suggested Rhapsodes were more like poets - Ans Plato
Suggested theatre arose to honor Dionysus - Ans Aristotle
Sacred book of Hindu dramaturgy - Ans Natyasatra
-Symbolic ac+ons performed by a community to sa+sfy its spiritual or cultural needs
-Arranged in pa,erns that eventually become precise in execu+on
-Believed to origiinally have been performed to achieve magical effects, control weather and
hunt - Ans Ritual
T/F Ritual and ceremony are the same thing - Ans False. Ceremonies are formalized ac+ons
sanc+oning poli+cal social or religious concepts
Deliberately created by professional writers designed and is planned and rehearsed
,-o0en meant to entertain
-modern req. commercial success
-audience chooses to see the play - Ans Characteris+cs of theatre
Theatre origins (India, China, Africa, Japan, Medieval Europe, Maya of Mesoamerica, Egypt) -
Ans India- Hindu gods inspired Bharata to write plays
China- Monks paid byy farmers to perform harvest rites
Africa- Yoruba (Nigeria) believe Ogun (crea+ve essence of the universe) created theatre
Japan- Noh theatre began in religious and agricultural fes+vals sponsored by buddhist monks,
suran gaku = monkey dance dengaku = field dance
Maya of Mesoamerica- Professional actors called tlaquetzque performed cosmic dramas to
honor sun gods. Gave us the crea+on myth "Popul Vuh" and "Rabinal Ach"
T/F In most instances, theatre evolved out of seasonal and agricultural rites acknowledging the
power of metaphysical force - Ans True
T/F First actors were professionals - Ans False, the first actors were priests or shamans who
were responsible for the wellness of the community
Shows impulses that generated theater, performed in Egypt for 2000 years
,-Plot involves Set trying to assassinate Osiris - Ans Abydos Passion Play
5 Reasons for Theatre - Ans 1. We are mime+c
2.We seek order
3.We are communal beings
4.We use masks throughout our lives
5.We enjoy and need entertainment
"A imitates B while C looks on" - Ans Basic defini+on of theatre by Eric Bentley, theatre has
infinite possibilites
What is the point the author is trying to make in Elinor Fuchs Small Planet script analysis? - Ans
Do not focus on the characters in a script first. Consider the world that the play takes place in
(environment, +me, mood etc) and then get to the more specifics of characters. Scripts are
INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Building a Be,er Table - Ans Karen Zacarias established La+no Theatre Commons which
spawned Cafe Onda online
CAATA- Consor+um of Asian American Theatres and Ar+sts, puts on ConFest
These are both in response to the under-representa+on of minori+es in American Theatre
TECHNOLOGY IS WHATS MAKING THESE COALITIONS SUCCESSFUL TODAY
Randy Reyes - Ans Asian American ar+st who serves on the board of CAATA, DEFINES
PROGRESS IN THIS FIGHT AS VISIBILITY
, Mia Ka+gbak - Ans President of CAATA
LTC's 4 Areas of Focus - Ans -Advocacy
-Networking/Convening
-Scholarship
-Art making
Mikado - Ans Show that shows these groups may not be making the progress they hoped
Thesis of Democracy - Ans Conflict of different ideas breeds truth
What does it mean to think like a theatre ar+st? - Ans To engage in empathy
Origins of Theatre - Ans We dont know for sure, grows from a variety of religious/spiritual/and
agricultural rituals
What evidence do we have of the Abydos Ritual? - Ans -Specific materials (a stone)
-Broader context
-Context changes the meaning of things
-As historians we take the text and try to remember the past
T/F The stage is a place where we remember whats important to us - Ans True
4 Forms of Performance - Ans Storytelling- One person ac+ng out as themselves to teach
Ritual- collec+ve experience that has a larger spiritual or religious significance
Answers/ TD 301 Exam 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
NEW!!
T/F Theatre is the oldest art - Ans True
What are all of these?
Griot, Sutradhara, Shamans. Rhapsodes, Wu, Bard, Cancionero, Mimesis - Ans Storytellers of
different parts of the world
This person suggested Rhapsodes were more like poets - Ans Plato
Suggested theatre arose to honor Dionysus - Ans Aristotle
Sacred book of Hindu dramaturgy - Ans Natyasatra
-Symbolic ac+ons performed by a community to sa+sfy its spiritual or cultural needs
-Arranged in pa,erns that eventually become precise in execu+on
-Believed to origiinally have been performed to achieve magical effects, control weather and
hunt - Ans Ritual
T/F Ritual and ceremony are the same thing - Ans False. Ceremonies are formalized ac+ons
sanc+oning poli+cal social or religious concepts
Deliberately created by professional writers designed and is planned and rehearsed
,-o0en meant to entertain
-modern req. commercial success
-audience chooses to see the play - Ans Characteris+cs of theatre
Theatre origins (India, China, Africa, Japan, Medieval Europe, Maya of Mesoamerica, Egypt) -
Ans India- Hindu gods inspired Bharata to write plays
China- Monks paid byy farmers to perform harvest rites
Africa- Yoruba (Nigeria) believe Ogun (crea+ve essence of the universe) created theatre
Japan- Noh theatre began in religious and agricultural fes+vals sponsored by buddhist monks,
suran gaku = monkey dance dengaku = field dance
Maya of Mesoamerica- Professional actors called tlaquetzque performed cosmic dramas to
honor sun gods. Gave us the crea+on myth "Popul Vuh" and "Rabinal Ach"
T/F In most instances, theatre evolved out of seasonal and agricultural rites acknowledging the
power of metaphysical force - Ans True
T/F First actors were professionals - Ans False, the first actors were priests or shamans who
were responsible for the wellness of the community
Shows impulses that generated theater, performed in Egypt for 2000 years
,-Plot involves Set trying to assassinate Osiris - Ans Abydos Passion Play
5 Reasons for Theatre - Ans 1. We are mime+c
2.We seek order
3.We are communal beings
4.We use masks throughout our lives
5.We enjoy and need entertainment
"A imitates B while C looks on" - Ans Basic defini+on of theatre by Eric Bentley, theatre has
infinite possibilites
What is the point the author is trying to make in Elinor Fuchs Small Planet script analysis? - Ans
Do not focus on the characters in a script first. Consider the world that the play takes place in
(environment, +me, mood etc) and then get to the more specifics of characters. Scripts are
INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Building a Be,er Table - Ans Karen Zacarias established La+no Theatre Commons which
spawned Cafe Onda online
CAATA- Consor+um of Asian American Theatres and Ar+sts, puts on ConFest
These are both in response to the under-representa+on of minori+es in American Theatre
TECHNOLOGY IS WHATS MAKING THESE COALITIONS SUCCESSFUL TODAY
Randy Reyes - Ans Asian American ar+st who serves on the board of CAATA, DEFINES
PROGRESS IN THIS FIGHT AS VISIBILITY
, Mia Ka+gbak - Ans President of CAATA
LTC's 4 Areas of Focus - Ans -Advocacy
-Networking/Convening
-Scholarship
-Art making
Mikado - Ans Show that shows these groups may not be making the progress they hoped
Thesis of Democracy - Ans Conflict of different ideas breeds truth
What does it mean to think like a theatre ar+st? - Ans To engage in empathy
Origins of Theatre - Ans We dont know for sure, grows from a variety of religious/spiritual/and
agricultural rituals
What evidence do we have of the Abydos Ritual? - Ans -Specific materials (a stone)
-Broader context
-Context changes the meaning of things
-As historians we take the text and try to remember the past
T/F The stage is a place where we remember whats important to us - Ans True
4 Forms of Performance - Ans Storytelling- One person ac+ng out as themselves to teach
Ritual- collec+ve experience that has a larger spiritual or religious significance
