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Topic: Epic theatre


  
  Theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theatre or theater (Greek "theatron", "θέατρον") is the branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts.
Physical theatre: Theatrical performance in which the primary means of communication is the body, through dance, mime, puppetry and movement, rather than the spoken word.
Theatre of the Absurd: Term coined by Martin Esslin, theatre in which characters are engaged in an absurd, that is meaningless, activity or life.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theatre   (1220 words)

  
 Criticism - French's Theatre Books List
Tracing the theatre of cruelty’s origins in earlier dramatic conventions, tribal rituals of cleansing, transfiguration and exaltation, and in related arts such as film and dance, Bermel examines each of Artaud’s six plays for form and meaning, as well as surveying the application of Artaud’s theories and techniques to the international theatre of recent years.
Theatre scholars, playwrights, actors and directors consider Coward’s contribution to modern British theatre, the importance of gender, class and nation in the shaping of his work, and the unique challenges his plays present the actors and audiences of today.
Lecoq’s influence on the theatre of the latter half of the twentieth century cannot be overestimated.
www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk /sf/Pages/theatre-bks-list/criticism.html   (16959 words)

  
 Epic Poetry | Epic Poetry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Home Article Index Epic poetry The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry, which retells in a continuous narrative the life and works of a heroic or mythological person or group of persons.
The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry which retells in a continuous narrative life and...
EPIC POETRY EPIC POETRY, or Eros (from the Gr.
www.disturbtheearth.com /epicpoetry   (816 words)

  
 Theatre Student Handbook
Part of the great tradition of the theatre is a code of ethics which belongs to every worker on the legitimate stage.
For theatre auditions, it is expected practice to hand write or stamp your telephone number on your printed résumé.
Born in North Carolina, uniquely American and epic in scope, they focus on the people who shaped the heritage of the country, preserving and bearing witness to the great things we've accomplished as a state and nation.
theatre.uindy.edu /handbook/safetybody.htm   (3939 words)

  
 People
In addition, she has served as Artistic Director for The Performing Ensemble of Hartford and the Ethnic Cultural Theatre at the UW, and was a participant in the 1997-98 NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Directors assisting Tina Landau, Douglas Hughes, Lisa Peterson, Gordon Edelstein and Sharon Ott.
Associate Professor in theatre history and head of the Ph.D. program, took his MFA from the University of Utah and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
He is a member of the National Theatre Conference and of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
www.depts.washington.edu /uwdrama/people/faculty.html   (2003 words)

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