Theatre History Test 2

Front 1

Regularis Concordia

Back 1

Rules for monasteries. How drama should be used in church services (Quem Quateritis)

Front 2

Natyasastra

Back 2

Material on theatre space. Mythological origins of theatre.

Front 3

Mudra

Back 3

Hand signals

Front 4

Fushi Kadensho

Back 4

Noh poetics (Zeami Motokiyo)

Front 5

Sarugaku-No

Back 5

Rituals mixed with dance, tumbling & mime

Front 6

Dengaku-No

Back 6

Harvest rituals. Acrobatic and rural character.

Front 7

Yugen

Back 7

Fragility of life. Mysterious inner heart or spirit. (Influenced by Shamanism)

Front 8

Kyogen

Back 8

Comic relief between Noh acts

Front 9

Chutti

Back 9

Painted mask (red eyes) Indian Kathakali

Hint 9

Front 10

Waki

Back 10

Narrator. Introduces Shite.

Front 11

Shakuntala

Back 11

Told in the Mahabharata

Front 12

Seppuku

Back 12

Samurai cleansing (suicide). Honorable death. Start on right (Z shape)

Front 13

Ramayana

Back 13

Expulsion of Ramayana and Sita from their kingdom with their resulting travels.

Hint 13

Indian Iliad and Oddssey

Front 14

Shichi-San

Back 14

7/10 of the way down the hanamichi. Pause for pose.

Front 15

Second Sheppards Play

Back 15

2 separate but related plots. Farce. The Second Shepherds' Play is a famous medieval mystery play which is contained in the manuscript HM1, the unique manuscript of the Wakefield Cycle.

Front 16

Mystery of Adam

Back 16

First outdoor work. Introduced devils. French script.

Front 17

Hanamichi

Back 17

"Flower path" pathway through the audience to the stage, from the back of the theatre

Front 18

Pierre Patelin

Back 18

Farce. 15th century. Anonymous. French.

Front 19

Hashigakari

Back 19

Bridge of sorrows

Front 20

Fixed Stages

Back 20

Heaven and hell on opposite ends. Rectangular form. No scene changes.

Front 21

Mankind

Back 21

Morality plays. Death and afterlife. English. Moral allegory.

Front 22

Processional Staging

Back 22

Pageant wagons. Rose bowl parade. Audienice stays still as wagons parade by with the scenes.

Front 23

The N-Town Plays

Back 23

42 plays. Mystery plays. Anonymous. Biblical themed, natural and lively, unique for its time.

Front 24

Bharata Natyam

Back 24

Traditional Indian dance telling stories.

Front 25

Kathakali

Back 25

"Acting out stories" Dance, pantomime, mythology.

Front 26

Journey to the West

Back 26

Drama. One of four great classical Chinese novels. Ming Dynasty.

Front 27

The Water Margin

Back 27

Drama. 108 outlaws. Song Dynasty setting.

Front 28

Mahabharata

Back 28

Struggle of 2 ruling families - tale of love, honor and war. Human goals. Individual relationship to society.

Hint 28

Indian Iliad and Oddyssey

Front 29

Devadasis

Back 29

(Hand of God) Female dancers perform Bharata. A female is dedicated to serve and worship a deity for her lifespan.

Front 30

Shite

Back 30

Protagonist (often a ghost)

Front 31

Mansion

Back 31

Scenic structures used to represent specific locations (such as heaven and hell)

Front 32

Platea

Back 32

Neutral acting area of a medieval stage

Front 33

Kinnari

Back 33

Female mythical bird in Sanskrit literature with human head and torso

Front 34

Upstage Right

Back 34

Shite Pillar

Hint 34

Of a Noh Stage

Front 35

Downstage Right

Back 35

Gazing pillar

Hint 35

Of a Noh Stage

Front 36

Upstage Left

Back 36

Musicians Pillar

Hint 36

Of a Noh Stage

Front 37

Downstage Left

Back 37

Waki Pillar

Hint 37

Of a Noh Stage

Front 38

Yuan Dynasty

Back 38

Mongols. Inspired Chinese opera. Bare sage with elaborate costumes. Females allowed.

Front 39

5 points of Musical Dramas

Back 39

1. Stories from history/legends/novels/epics

2. Justice prevails

3. 4 act structure with prologue

4. 10-20 songs by protagonist

5. Stylized movement

Front 40

Noh Stage (Drawn)

Back 40

Front 41

Kabuki Stage (Drawn)

Back 41

Front 42

Japanese Tea House (Drawn)

Back 42