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Theatre Traditions
I have an ELA report on theatre traditions due in 3 days. Does anyone have any information on this? I have looked in encyclopedias and on the internet and I have no notes that I can use. A 5 for anyone who can give 5 things.
---montrealfan
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Do you mean like traditions like things that theaters always do in shows or the building?
1. Always do a finale
2. Always wear stage make-up.
3. Always have a program.
4. Always have an intermition.
5. Always have a title.
Hope I could help! If you need any more help, or I didn't answer your question right, leave one in my inbox because I have been doing theater for a while.
-Mal <33
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Well, it all depends on what type of theatre traditions you are talking about. Different types of theatre? How theatre originated?
Here are a few points that might help you or that you can research further:
*Theatre goes right back to Ancient Greek times - think ampitheatres! Not only were the ancient greek tragedies played out here (think Sophocles), but spectator sports such as chariot racing for the Romans, lion fighting, bull fighting etc!
*Years and years ago (I'm talking hundreds), theatre was seen as good but it's actors as 'bad'. It was considered to be the 'house of sin' and only prostitutes generally worked in them.
*Around Shakespeare's time, theatre was only for the upper class. Many lower class could not afford to go. If they could, they stood on the floor. The upper classes occupied the balcony. Shakespeare revolutionised theatre by writing plays that both the upper and lower classes could appreciate - there were sometimes crude jokes or insults or storylines the lower class would like and understand (they were often uneducated) and subtle innuendoes that the upper class would 'get' and love because they thought themselves clever for getting.
*There are many different types of theatre, including Kabuki, a Japanese form where the theatres are mainly made up of one family and they are usually all male. The stage revolves, it's very abstract and masks are usually used. There's also Komedia Del'Arte (sp? It should come up properly if you google it), an Italian form of comedy acting which slapstick comedy has derived from.
*Then of course there are different types of acting such as mime, pantomime, abstract, narrative, musical, mask work...
*If you want to look at different theatre designs, look at Kabuki Theatre and amphitheatres.
I hope that helped a little...I'm no expert and it's not really clear what you actually have to write so I couldn't help much :)
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