Investigation How do masks help characterize the characters’ and their emotions in the Greek Tragedy Oedipus the King? Unlike modern styles of theatre where an actor’s physical attributes describes the age, gender, and race describe a character, characters of ancient Greek tragedies use masks to convey the age, emotions, social status, and gender. Since females were not allowed to perform, masks were important to show the audience who the males and females were. In most Greek tragedies, a chorus
blossoming of various Greek playwrights, including Sophocles, to dedicate themselves to the art of ancient Greek tragedies. One prevalent feature that resonated across the different plays was the prominent use of mask. Also known as prosopon, it was significant in the worship of the god Dionysus, and is an iconic convention within ancient Greek theatre since the arrival of Aeschylus (Varakis, Angie. "Research on the Ancient Mask," Didaskalia, Vol. 6.1 Spring 2000, didaskalia.net). The mask, in a sense,
The Ancient Greek Civilization is traceable to the 1900-133BC, but its influence on Western cultures persist to date (Powell 13). In most instances, the expansion of the Greek Empire allowed their ideas to spread to other cultures and countries. In that period, Greeks made many long-lasting and significant contributions to modernity. Their contributions to Western Civilization are evident in areas such as architecture, philosophy, science, art, and math (Sowerby 75). Primarily, the achievements of
out with an actor explaining to us what we shall expect and what we should believe. He explains that the cameras act as our portal as if we were seeing this play in 405 B.C.E, he is the first use of our suspended disbelief in this play. The acting is over-the-top, the costume is period accurate for Greek Theatre, and the chorus slowing the events of the play; are a few of the other forms of suspended disbelief we should have during this play. The over the top acting would have been essential in ancient
A Comparison and Contrast of the Theatre in Golden Age Athens and Shakespearean Theatre. Enter the ancient Greek city of Athens, the year is 536 BC and the city is bustling with life as the festival of Dionysus comes once more, bringing together ancient Greeks from neighboring city-states as conflict is set aside in favor of celebration. (Waters 360) During the Golden Age of Athens, thousands of Greeks gather around the great Theatre of Dionysus as plays are performed for the masses in religious
Showerman’s piece “Shakespere’s Many Much Ado’s: Alcestis, Hercules, and Love’s Labour’s Wonne” draws numerous comparisons between Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Euripides’ Alcestis. Though Showerman acknowledges the fact that “most of the Greek canon had not been translated or printed in England in Shakespeare’s time” is it difficult to ignore the similarities between the two plays (Showerman 109). He unveils these similarities to the reader by focusing, not only on the similar plot points
lights and dimensional effects, this won’t look the same anymore!” • Using the projector: showing part of digital Art. • Digital theatre: a hybrid art form mixing theatre’s and digital technology’s powers. • What is Digital Theatre? What is behind the scenes? What are the different points of views? II- Body A- What is Digital Theatre? • Digital Performance – VR theatre – TechnoDrama • Coexistence of live performers and digital media at the same time in the same
The mask is a fascinating device that consists of magical, artistic and ritual applications. In the world of theatre, the mask surpasses the audience`s understanding of a character, as it possesses a unique form. A mask generally comes with strange powers and attributes. These traits can be used to theatrical advantage both for the actor wearing the mask and for his/her audience. This combination crafts an intriguing atmosphere and helps create the audience`s wonder and curiosity. Various cultures
The “Bacchae” by Euripides is about a Greek god Dionysus who is seeking revenge on his mother’s people for not worshiping him. Euripides ideas came basically from ancient Greek mythology about religion. The elements of religion are based on festivals, cults, beliefs and worshiping. Similarly in the play “Equus” the writer Peter Shaffer wrote his play base on the elements religion and beliefs. “Equus”, is about a young boy who blinded six horses in one night and a psychiatrist who is trying to treat
audience and help them understand what the characters were feeling. They would also speak to the characters as 'citizens' expressing their opinion. Greek theatre chorus' are still used in present day. They originally were designed to 'speak' but that changed into song and singing. Musical theatres and grand operas still use chorus' but they mainly sing. Greek chorus eventually developed into what we call a