Lesson 1-GREEK THEATER

Unit iv
WESTERN
CLASSICAL
PLAYS/OPERA
REVIEW
Answer whether the statement

is Classicism, Neoclassicism or
Romanticism.
1. CLASSICISM
This is the period in which
Greek and Roman principles
and styles were reflected in
society.
2. neoCLASSICISM
It refers to the art forms created
after but inspired by ancient
times or the revival of the
classical style or treatment in art,
literature, architecture or music.
3. romantICISM
A movement of arts and
literature that originated in
18th century, emphasizing
inspiration, subjectivity and
the primacy of individual.
question
What come first to your mind

when you hear the word
THEATER?
theater
Means “place of seeing”
but it is more than the
buildings where performance
take place
Activity 1. pre-assessment
Get a piece of paper and
answer the following:
Using the format of the
table below, arrange the
elements based on their
classification in their
theater arts.
Music Plot Space
Body Sound Shape
Texture Rhythm Movement
Voice Emotion Theme
Color Character Line
Dialogue
Basic Elements of Elements of Artistic Tools of an
Musical Expression Actor/Actress
Play/Theatre
Basic Elements of Elements of Artistic Tools of an
Musical Expression Actor/Actress
Play/Theatre
Music Line Body

Character Space Voice
Theme Color Emotion
Plot
Dialogue Sound
Shape
Texture
Activity 2. guess what?
Guess the the names of some famous Opera /
Theater Houses in the world. Choose from the
answers given below and write your answers on
the blanks provided below. Choices:
 La Scala, Milan, Italy
 Teatro San Carlo Colon, Argentina
 Sydney Opera House, Austria
 Cultural Center of the Philippines
 Vienna Sataatsoper, Austria
1. Sydney Opera House, Australia
 Sydney Opera House, Australia
2. La Scala, Milan, Italy
3. Teatro San Carlo Colon, Argentina
4. Cultural Center of the Philippines
5. Vienna Sataatsoper, Austria
Where do you think theater
began?
Activity 5: reading
HISTORY OF THEATRICAL
FORMS AND EVOLUTION
theater
Began from myth, ritual, and ceremony.
 Early society perceived connections between
actions performed by groups of people or
leaders to a certain society and these actions
moved from habit, to tradition, to ritual, to
ceremony due to human desire and need for
entertainment.
theater
The repeated rehearsals, performances
and creation of different actions broke
the ground for theater.
Theater means “place of seeing”, but it
is more than the buildings where
performance take place.
theater
To produce theater, a playwright writes the
scripts, the director rehearses the
performers, the designer and technical crew
produce props to create the scenes, and
actors and actresses perform on stage.
Then it will only be a true theater act when
an audience witnesses it.
Greek theater
European theater began in Ancient Greece.
It began around 700 B.C. with festivals
honoring their many gods.
One god, Dionysus, with a religious festival
called, “The Cult of Dionysus”, to honor
Dionysus (Di-on-i-sus), the god of wine and
fertility.
Dionysus
Greek theater
The city-state of Athens was the center of a
significant cultural, political, and military
power during this period, where the festivals
and competitions were usually performed.
The three well-known Greek tragedy
playwrights are Sophocles, Euripides and
Aeschylus.
theater of ancient Greece consisted
of three types of drama:
Tragedy
Comedy
Satyr play
Tragedy
a compound of two Greek words,
“tragos” or "goat" and “ᾠδή” (ode)
meaning "song, referring to goats
sacrificed to Dionysus before
performances, or to goat-skins worn by
the performers.
Tragedy
In Greece, tragedy was the most admired type
of play.
It dealt with tragic events and have an unhappy
ending, especially one concerning the downfall of
the main character.
Thespis was the first actor and introduced the
use of masks and was called the "Father of
Tragedy”.
Tragedy
 The actors, directors, and dramatists were all
the same person.
After some time, only three actors were allowed
to perform in each play.
Due to limited number of actors allowed on-
stage, the chorus played into a very active part of
Greek theatre.
Music was often played during the chorus.
Tragedy
Men performed songs to welcome Dionysus and
women were not allowed to perform.
Competitions in song, dance, music, scenic
representation and bodily exercises were done
during the festivals.
And to promote a common identity, Athenians
spread these festivals to their numerous allies.
comedy
Plays were derived from imitation; there were no
traces of their origin.
Aristophanes wrote most of the comedy plays.
Out of these 11 plays, Lysistrata survived, a
humorous tale about a strong woman who led a
female coalition to end war in Greece.
Cyclops was an adventurous comedy by Euripides.
Satyr play
Contains comic elements to lighten the overall
mood or a serious play with a happy ending. The
satyr play was a short, lighthearted tailpiece
performed after each trilogy of the tragedies. It is
an ancient Greek form of tragic comedy. It featured
choruses of satyrs, based on Greek mythology, and
with pretended drunkenness, bold sexuality
(including phallic props), tricks, and sight jokes.
Satyr play
This featured half-man / half-goat
characters known as Satyrs. They were
awful, ridiculous, and usually drunk.
The Satyr characters lusted after
everyone on stage, and they delivered
the most humorous lines, often at the
expense of others.
Ancient Theater
Terms
theatron
Called to Theatre building.
 The theaters were large, openair
structures constructed on the slopes of
hills.
They consisted of three main elements:
the orchestra, the skene, and the
audience
Orchestra-A large circular or rectangular
area at the center part of the theatre, where
the play, dance, religious rites, and acting
took place.
Theatron- viewing place on the slope of a hill
Skene –stage
Parodos- side entrance.
The Greek Theater(Epidauros)
Video viewing
Student’s HUGOT TIME
If you will be a part of the

Greek Theater what will it be
and why?
What have you learned
today?
Enumerate the following
•1-3 Types of Greek Drama
This means “place of
seeing”, but it is more than the
buildings where performance
take place.
5.
a compound of two Greek words,
“tragos” or "goat" and “ᾠδή” (ode)
meaning "song, referring to goats
sacrificed to Dionysus before
performances, or to goat-skins worn by
the performers.

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