Theatre history Final EXAM :)

which theatrical invention had complete stage Machinery from the audience and further separated audience from actors

proscenium arch

what stage machinery used for quickly changing scenic "flats" riding on substance trolleys was invented by Giocomo torellin in the 1640s

Chariot and pole

what is commemorative drama and what is an example of one

an umbrella term given to performances which have as their focus the memorization of religious or civic events in a community's history. they can include mixture of pious and carnivalesque elements EX: passion play at abydos,Rabinal Achi

which female dance troupe leaders started a new form of Japanese theater that came to be dominated by male performers

Izumo no okuni (& Kabuki)

which form of utilizes stock characters mask and physical lazzi

Commedia Dell'arte

what was the cheaper English Equivalent to the chariot and pole system

Wing-and-Groove system

York, Chester,N Town,Towneley (or Wakefield) and all medieval towns with that type of surviving medieval drama?

Cycle plays

which operatic form broke from neoclassical rules in the 17th and 18th century

baroque opera

what are three early modern performance practices used on the Elizabethan and Jacobean stages

all acting companions embedded stage directions limited Scenic elements and props, fanciful costuming,direct address to the audience lights on

which two groups of protestants were anti-theater during the protestant reformation

Quakers and puritans

which playwrights controversial play broke from neoclassical unities resulting in a decision from the french academy claiming the play offended the rules of decorum

Pierre corneille

what are three Memory aids used in oral cultures to help in memorization

The Verbal patterns such as Rhyme,Rhythm and Formulas stereotypical characters stories strong strange and symbolic imagery narrative developed through episodes

what text is Thomas Middleton using to base his interpretation of witches in the witch's off of

Reginald Scot's "The Discovery of Witchcraft"

which Spanish theatrical form used the long-running crusades between spinach Catholics and Muslims to illustrate Catholicism's supposed superiority in the new world

Moros Y Christianos

Sor Filotea from the infamous "Respueta a sor Filotea" letters was the pen name of Which individual

Manuel Fernadez De santa Cruz, the bishop of Puebla

Who was the tragedian counterpart to Moliere in France

Jean Racine

Why was Thomas Middleton's play the witch not performed in court during its own time

the plays ties to the topical overbury affair would have made it unpopular at court

the following is a highly participatory form of drama which draws millions of Pilgrim-devotees across India to lord Rams birthplace

Ramlila

the following is an enclosed open area theater in Spain during the 16th and 17th century originally the courtyard of an inn and later purpose built for only theatre

corrals

who was the first female English playwright to make a living writing

Aphra Behn

this play is performed during first 10 days of muharram and commemorates a series of deaths following the battle of Karbala

Ta'ziyeh of Iran

The elevated platforms set up near the altar in the open space the choir and Priests would have used were called what in Medieval theatre

Mansions

which early modern playwright advocated for popular audiences taste in his dramatic criticism

Felix Lope De-Vega

the following is a walkway which symbolizes the link between the world of the living and the world of the spirit realm in Japanese theater

Hanamichi

which French philosophe advocated for enlightenment reforms through neoclssical plays

Voltaire

What are the three Neoclassical Unities

time,place and Action

which Japanese genre or theater featured all male performers and was stately poetic and largely buddhist-oriented

NO

the Ludi Romani was held in early September to honor which of the following gods

Jupiter

which early form of unmasked Roman performance is believed to have "fostered a relatively more realistic form of acting than that of masked actors

mime

who is cited as the founder of noh theatre

Zeami

which of the following playwrights is noted for their bloody and violent plays

Seneca

List two ways in which violent spectacles held social and\or symbolic meaning in rome

1. never ending violence empire strength

2. Daily routine broken

why were early Christians opposed to roman spectacle

Tertullian a christian writer because it was to honor pagan Gods and early of the games