“Ancient Theatre and Now”
The ancient Greeks were the first to perform drama on stage with a captive audience. This had proven to be an important part of their culture and as time progressed through the ages, theatre is still being performed today. When comparing and contrasting ancient Greek theatre of the classical era with the theatre of today, it is evident that both cultures value these experiences even though what they might take from them are different.
The ancient Greeks used the theatre as a form of worship of the gods. One god in particular was Dionysus, a fertility god they felt was responsible for the death and rebirth of their harvested crops. Many of the dramas that were performed had two main separate categories, tragedy and comedy. These two categories were important to their festivals as they were connected to the belief of death and rebirth. Many of these dramas took place in an outside setting located at a theatre exposed to the elements. All of the performers were men who would at times wear a mask to display an emotion for his character. It was also common for men to portray the role of a female character.
Now that some of the important aspects of the ancient Greek theatre has been discussed, next is the theatre of today and how it is different. Although there are some plays in the theatre of today that …show more content…
As mentioned in the first paragraph the tragedy and comedy were the two main categories that the Greeks based their dramas. Today, these two categories are still mainly used in drama and only have expanded by adding sub-categories like the tragicomedy. Music in the dramas of the ancient Greek culture had an important role just as it still is today. The orchestra’s role was and still is to draw the attention of the audience and emotion to the characters being
The ancient Greeks were the first to perform drama on stage with a captive audience. This had proven to be an important part of their culture and as time progressed through the ages, theatre is still being performed today. When comparing and contrasting ancient Greek theatre of the classical era with the theatre of today, it is evident that both cultures value these experiences even though what they might take from them are different.
The ancient Greeks used the theatre as a form of worship of the gods. One god in particular was Dionysus, a fertility god they felt was responsible for the death and rebirth of their harvested crops. Many of the dramas that were performed had two main separate categories, tragedy and comedy. These two categories were important to their festivals as they were connected to the belief of death and rebirth. Many of these dramas took place in an outside setting located at a theatre exposed to the elements. All of the performers were men who would at times wear a mask to display an emotion for his character. It was also common for men to portray the role of a female character.
Now that some of the important aspects of the ancient Greek theatre has been discussed, next is the theatre of today and how it is different. Although there are some plays in the theatre of today that …show more content…
As mentioned in the first paragraph the tragedy and comedy were the two main categories that the Greeks based their dramas. Today, these two categories are still mainly used in drama and only have expanded by adding sub-categories like the tragicomedy. Music in the dramas of the ancient Greek culture had an important role just as it still is today. The orchestra’s role was and still is to draw the attention of the audience and emotion to the characters being