Theatre Exam 3 questions & answers
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Asian Theatre - ANS ✔✔-Rely much more on Dance than Western theatre
-More heavily emphasized on symbolism
Sanskrit Drama - ANS ✔✔-Hindu culture entered a golden age
-The language of the noble classes to be performed in court circle
-Natyasastra
-an encyclopedia
-plays drew on themes of epic literature (Ramayana and the Mahabharata)
-Most productive playwright was Bahasa
-Best-known Sanskrit play The Little Clay Cart
Natyasastra - ANS ✔✔(The study of theatre or the art of theatre) it describes the mythological
origin of theatre in India and also presents important material about the nature of Indian drama
Sanskrit Theatre - ANS ✔✔-Men played main roles: some women were involved
-A leader managed the actors
-Theatres were 96ft long and 46ft wide
-Divided equally into stage and auditorium
-Seating capacity between 200-500
-4 pillars- colored white, yellow, red, or blue- indicating where members of different casts were
to sit
-scenery was not used
, -costumes were elaborated
-dance, symbolic gestures, movements played important parts
Kathakali-Dance Drama Form - ANS ✔✔-Actors movement are specifically defined in
Natyasastra
-Facial expressions = emotions
Chinese Theatre - ANS ✔✔Religious movements that affected theatre:
-Confucianism
-Taoism
-Shamanism
Confucianism - ANS ✔✔emphasized the responsibility of one individual or group to others: a
ruler to his subjects, family members to one another, or friends to friends
Taoism - ANS ✔✔Stress simplicity, patience, and natures Harmony: following the path leads to
self-realization ; all people are good
Shamanism - ANS ✔✔spiritual leaders who were thought to have magical powers to
communicate with the dead and to ward off evil spirits; combined costume, song, dance, and
gesture
Early Chinese Theatre - ANS ✔✔Pear Garden was a training center for actors
Nanxi Drama - ANS ✔✔Four types of characters:
-Sheng: male character
-Dan: female character
-Jing: painted face
passed
Asian Theatre - ANS ✔✔-Rely much more on Dance than Western theatre
-More heavily emphasized on symbolism
Sanskrit Drama - ANS ✔✔-Hindu culture entered a golden age
-The language of the noble classes to be performed in court circle
-Natyasastra
-an encyclopedia
-plays drew on themes of epic literature (Ramayana and the Mahabharata)
-Most productive playwright was Bahasa
-Best-known Sanskrit play The Little Clay Cart
Natyasastra - ANS ✔✔(The study of theatre or the art of theatre) it describes the mythological
origin of theatre in India and also presents important material about the nature of Indian drama
Sanskrit Theatre - ANS ✔✔-Men played main roles: some women were involved
-A leader managed the actors
-Theatres were 96ft long and 46ft wide
-Divided equally into stage and auditorium
-Seating capacity between 200-500
-4 pillars- colored white, yellow, red, or blue- indicating where members of different casts were
to sit
-scenery was not used
, -costumes were elaborated
-dance, symbolic gestures, movements played important parts
Kathakali-Dance Drama Form - ANS ✔✔-Actors movement are specifically defined in
Natyasastra
-Facial expressions = emotions
Chinese Theatre - ANS ✔✔Religious movements that affected theatre:
-Confucianism
-Taoism
-Shamanism
Confucianism - ANS ✔✔emphasized the responsibility of one individual or group to others: a
ruler to his subjects, family members to one another, or friends to friends
Taoism - ANS ✔✔Stress simplicity, patience, and natures Harmony: following the path leads to
self-realization ; all people are good
Shamanism - ANS ✔✔spiritual leaders who were thought to have magical powers to
communicate with the dead and to ward off evil spirits; combined costume, song, dance, and
gesture
Early Chinese Theatre - ANS ✔✔Pear Garden was a training center for actors
Nanxi Drama - ANS ✔✔Four types of characters:
-Sheng: male character
-Dan: female character
-Jing: painted face
