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	Greek Theater - Crystalinks
		Greek theater or Greek Drama is a theatrical tradition that flourished in ancient Greece between c.
		Greek theater and plays have had a lasting impact on Western drama and culture.
		Greek theatres were not enclosed; the audience could see each other and the surrounding countryside as well as the actors and chorus.
	www.crystalinks.com /greektheater.html (1538 words)

	History of theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theater in South-East Asia was mostly influenced by Indian theater.
		The theater of ancient Rome was heavily influenced by the Greek tradition, and as with many other literary genres Roman dramatists tended to adapt and translate from the Greek.
		Theater was reborn as liturgical dramas—written in Latin and dealing with Bible stories—which would be performed by priests or church members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_theater (3550 words)

	Structure of the Greek Theater
		Ancient Greek theaters were very large, open-air structures that took advantage of sloping hillsides for their terraced seating.
		Similarly, the Theater of Dionysus in Athens was situated in the sacred precinct of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis.
		Although this theater was built at the end of the fourth century BCE and rebuilt and enlarged in the second century, it does enable us to visualize what the ancient theaters must have been like.
	www.cnr.edu /home/bmcmanus/tragedy_theater.html (1088 words)

	Ancient Greek Theater
		Most of the ancient Greek plays that have survived, with possibly one or two exceptions, were clearly written for performance in the city of Athens, in the theatre dedicated to Dionysus, as part of the festival of the City Dionysia.
		Later, the term "theater" came to be applied to the whole area, including the theatron, the orchestra, and the skene, or scenery.The theaters were originally built on a very large scale to accommodate the large number of people on stage, as well as the large number of people in the audience, up to fourteen thousand.
		This type of theater was distinctly different from the earlier types, as it incorporated the ideas of the Romans into the Greek theater, resulting in some specific changes in the design as well as in the plays themselves.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Arts/Architec/AncientArchitectural/GreekArchitecture/GreekBuilding/Theater.htm (3229 words)

	Greek Theaters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Greek tragedies and comedies were always performed in outdoor theaters.
		Early Greek theaters were probably little more than open areas in city centers or next to hillsides where the audience, standing or sitting, could watch and listen to the chorus singing about the exploits of a god or hero.
		From the late 6th century BC to the 4th and 3rd centuries BC there was a gradual evolution towards more elaborate theater structures, but the basic layout of the Greek theater remained the same.
	english.tyler.cc.tx.us /engl2332nbyr/Greektheaters.htm (448 words)

	Greek Theater
		As the Greeks grew toward city-states and colonization, it became the destiny and ambition of the hero to gain honor by serving his city.
		Greek comedy was derived from two different sources, the more known being the choral element which included ceremonies to stimulate fertility at the festival of Dionysus or in ribald drunken revel in his honor.
		Because Greek tragedy and comedy originated with the chorus, the most important part of the performance space was the orchestra, which means 'a place for dancing' (orchesis).
	faculty.saintleo.edu /reynolds/HON150-F03/Lectures/theater.htm (4659 words)

	Greek Theatre Index
		The Chorus - An essay on the role of the Chorus in Greek drama.
		Greek Dramatic Criticism - An overview of dramatic criticism in ancient Greece.
		Records and Preservation of Greek Plays - The archons of Athens kept records of the contests at both the city festivals, giving the names of the choregoi (citizens appointed to defray part of the expense of the production), the poet-teachers (called didascaloi), the actors, plays, and victors in the contests.
	www.theatrehistory.com /ancient/greek.html (528 words)

	Greek Theater Performance
		In Greek Theater Performance, David Wiles declares that tragedy was not intended as an intellectual exercise of the literate.
		Greek theater was largely ceremonial and ritualistic and had little room for literacy and logic.
		To the Greeks, worshiping Dionysus was a religious rite and necessity.
	www.reemcreations.com /literature/theater.html (2206 words)

	Greek Theater - Greek Theater Los Angeles - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles Greek Theatre
		The Los Angeles Greek Theatre is owned by the City of Los Angeles, and is managed, operated and promoted by Nederlander-Greek Inc. During Nederlander’s 26 years at the Greek Theatre, it has become a world-renowned, award-winning amphitheatre hosting over 1300 events, making it one of the cultural icons of the city.
		Unfortunately, for almost a quarter of a century, the Greek Theatre was not used to its fullest capacity.
		In 1975, the management of the Greek passed over to the James M. Nederlander Companies whose other open-air theatres across the country provided the wealth of expertise needed for again modernizing the Greek.
	www.barrystickets.com /venues/greek_theatre.htm (1445 words)

	Greek Theater
		Ancient Greeks from the 5th century BC onwards were fascinated by the question of the origins of tragedy and comedy.
		Greek plays were performed as part of religious festivals in honor of the god Dionysus, and unless later revived, were performed only once.
		Greek Theaters Click here to explore more about Greek theaters in Perseus, with descriptions, plans, and images of eleven ancient theaters, including the Theater of Dionysus in Athens, and the theater at Epidaurus.
	academic.reed.edu /humanities/110Tech/Theater.html (3005 words)

	Greek theatre
		Greek theatre or Greek Drama is a theatrical tradition that flourished in ancient Greece between c.
		Greek plays normally took place in a single day, happened at a single location, and had one plot line without any subplots.
		A Greek theater building, or theatron, was a large open-air structure consisting of three parts: the orchestra, the skene, and the audience.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/GreekTheater.html (1502 words)

	KET Distance Learning - Latin 3 Mores - Mores Activities - Roman & Greek Theater
		The Greek theatre was usually carved out a hillside with a circular area for the orchestra on which the chorus and danced.
		This was either raised from the floor as in the Greek theaters or drawn from the two sides.
		Greek influence in the south of Italy probably caused theatres to be built there earlier.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin2/mores/activities/theater.htm (2097 words)

	Ancient Theater
		Etoloakarnania; theater of Pleuron; the ruins of the Hellenistic theater lie in the western sector of the city which was rebuilt after the destruction in 234 BC Evia; the ancient Greek theater at Eretria
		Lassithi; the theater of Koufonissi; hewn from the soft rock in imperial times, the theater's cavea is open to the north; destroyed in the fourth century AD Laconia; Theater of Gytheion; built of local marble in early imperial times; only eight rows of seats have survived
		Theater of Makyneia; dated to the late 4th century BC Messinia; Theater of Messene; this theater is incorporated in the sanctuary of Asclepius; the proskenion was high and the skene had three large portals
	www.greeklandscapes.com /greece/ancient_theaters.html (860 words)

	Greek Theatre in the Ancient World
		In 534 B.C. theater was integrated into a festival that was influenced by all of Dionysus's followers.
		Greek tragedy's would start with the entrance of the chorus on the orchestra singing an ode, called Parodos.
		The roof of the ancient Greek theatres was flat and was called the Theologion The auditorium or Koilon was shaped in a semi-circle which was divided into two Diazoma, upper and lower.The indoor theatres were called Odeia.
	www.ccs.k12.in.us /chsPA/drama/Students/ThtrHist2000/period7/p7Greek00/greek2.htm (761 words)

	Dr. J's Illustrated Lectures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But an accident that hurt spectators caused the powers that be (the exact date is uncertain) to build a new theater (the Theater of Dionysus in Athens, photo left), and a spot on the south slope of the Acropolis next to the already established Temple of Dionysus Eleutherios was chosen.
		Even the most primitive of Greek theaters had the most important of these elements: the orchestra, or "dancing-place." It was in this circular area that the chorus, a group of 12-15 actors in a single unit, sang and danced.
		On the left is the little theater at Oropos, with its accompanying Roman stoa, the sort which is usually two-storied and is used as a storage area for scenery and props, as well as the actors' changing room.
	lilt.ilstu.edu /drjclassics/lectures/theater/ancient_greek_theater.shtm (1411 words)

	Demetri's Web Site
		Modern Greek theater has been victimized by brief, sweeping generalizations in introductory surveys that beginning students find in encyclopedias and in general histories of Greek literature.
		These surveys, which discourage the further study of modern Greek theater by underrating its significance, inadvertently expose the limitations of their authors.
		Of course, modern Greek drama and theater have not yet benefited, internationally, from as systematic, extensive, or detailed an analysis as that accorded classical Greek drama and theater.
	members.tripod.com /DemKoutsogiannis/biblio.htm (527 words)

	Greek Art
		One possible configuration of the theater of Dionysos in Athens, middle 5th century B.C. Aeschylus is generally credited with having introduced the second actor to tragedy, and Sophocles is supposed to have added a third.
		Theater at Epidaurus, the most perfectly preserved of all ancient Greek theaters.
		Theaters were built during this period at an unprecedented rate: twelve were built in Attica alone, and others were constructed in Asia Minor, Africa, and Italy.The stage here is raised, and the orchestra remains fully circular.
	www.english.emory.edu /DRAMA/GreekArt.html (989 words)

	The Ancient Greeks - the Athenians of Ancient Greece.
		Individuality, as the Greeks viewed it, was the basis of their society.
		The two most important concepts which the ancient Greeks followed were found inscribed on the great shrine of Delphi, which read "Nothing in excess" and "Know thyself".
		At the Theater of Dionysia, named after the god of wine, one of the greatest events of the year was performed.
	www.arwhead.com /Greeks (748 words)

	ARTSEDGE: Greek Theater
		Greece reached the pinnacle of its civilization around the 5th century B.C. The Greek culture and civilization was very rich, not just in commerce and possessions, but also in spirit, artistic accomplishments, literary endeavors, and life in general.
		This new form of theater with an actor and spoken dialogue, along with the Greek Chorus, gained much attention as word of it spread among the Greeks.
		The most famous Greek theater, and most likely the first theater in the world, is the large theater of Dionysus on the lower slopes of the Acropolis.
	artsedge.kennedy-center.org /content/3627 (1701 words)

	Greek Theater, Syracuse
		In its original form, the Greek Theater (Teatro Greco) in Syracuse was built in the reign of Hiero I c.
		With a diameter of 138m/453ft and 61 rows of seats hewn out of the rock and providing places for some 15,000 spectators, it is one of the largest theaters in the whole of the ancient Greek Empire.
		The auditorium (cavea) has remained in its entirety, except for the lowest rows of seats, which were removed in the Flavian period (between A.D. 69 and 96) to make room for the orchestra who played at the gladiatorial games, as was the fashion then and for which the Roman amphitheaters were later designed.
	www.planetware.com /syracuse/greek-theater-i-si-sypgt.htm (308 words)

	Greek Theater in NY with Randy Gener
		The great age of the Greek drama was the fifth century B.C. Yet 3000 years later, I think it's pretty fair to say that we are in the midst of another great age of Greek drama revivalism.
		The Greek world, with its mythic preoccupation of the roles of men and women in society, casts a very long shadow over our (postmodern) society, eternally obsessed and perplexed as we are with gender, class, sex, race, and performativity.
		It is a preSocratic cosmology that attempts to explain the nature of man and the divine through three theological principles: atheism, affirmation of a transendant deity outside the scope of "natural science"; and the affirmation of an intelligible deities or deities within the scope of natural science (without contradicting the previous two principles).
	www.nytheatre-wire.com /gene925b.htm (5358 words)

	Dr. J's Illustrated Lectures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is one of the reasons that "Greek" drama as we know it through the grand masters of Euripides, Aristophanes...
		The tyrant Pesistratus introduced the cult of Dionysus to Athens in the 6th century and "theater" as we know it was born.
		This is not unlike the Olympics, which also sprang from religious ritual but appealed to the Greek competitive spirit at the same time.
	lilt.ilstu.edu /drjclassics/lectures/theater/ancient_Greek_drama.shtm (798 words)

	Greek tragedy
		The great tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides* were performed annually at the spring festival of Dionysus, god of wine, and inspiration.
		Tragedy (the Greek word "tragoidia" means goat-song) began with the introduction of an actor, who played various roles by changing masks, whose actions the chorus commented upon in song, and who exchanged dialogue with the leader of the chorus.
		Aeschylus (ca.525-456 B.C.), the "Father of Tragedy," profoundly altered tragic drama by the addition of a second actor, which, according to Aristotle "reduced the chorus' role and made the plot the leading actor." Aeschylus made much use of imagery in his plays, often sustaining a particular image throughout.
	ise.uvic.ca /Library/SLT/drama/greektragedy.html (685 words)

	Leo Aylen - Greek Theatre and Civilisation
		The special focus of The Greek Theater is the chorus dance of the fifth century plays, and he has given many workshops on the choreography of these dances, including to the cast of the Royal National Theatre, as well as in university drama departments and schools.
		His central thesis, that he has broken the 'choreographic code' of 5th century Greek drama, and that the dance lay at the epicentre of the plays, as written and as performed, is brilliantly documented and argued.
		We have in The Greek Theater more than the usual display of scholarly exploration; we have a personal and professional manifesto of a scholar-teacher-performer on the Greek theater and Greek drama.
	www.leoaylen.com /greek.asp (784 words)

	09.11.2003 - UC Berkeley's Greek Theatre turns 100 years old this month
		With the gift of the amphitheater to the university in 1903 by William Randolph Hearst, the Greek Theatre - and the campus - began to make history with what is now a century of great performances, concerts and addresses by some of most renowned figures in the arts, politics and world affairs.
		A professor of comparative philology and Greek, Wheeler was recruited from Cornell University, and he brought with him the importance of classical studies.
		During the reading, the lights of the theater are turned off, and the only light comes from what's left of a bonfire that burns in the orchestra pit and from lit candles held by members of the audience.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2003/09/11_greek.shtml (1054 words)

	Planning & Projects - Featured Projects - Greek Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While the whole theater complex is suffering the ravages of time, the Open-Air Amphitheater is in the most urgent need of repair and is the focus of this first phase for rehabilitating the theater complex.
		In 1999, Denver Parks and Recreation was awarded a grant from the State Historical Fund to prepare an Historic Structure Assessment for the Greek Theater.
		With an eye on preserving the Greek Theater as a whole, the department is planning to rehabilitate the Open-Air amphitheater in the Spring, 2003.
	www.denvergov.org /Planning_Design_and_Constr/template23299.asp (541 words)

	Greek Theater - The History of Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But theater as we understand it can really be boiled down to three things - actors singing or speaking by themselves, some element of conflict in a story being portrayed and an audience which is there and emotionally involved in the story.
		So it follows that the first great theatrical age was that of the Greeks in the 5th century B.S. In Greece, tragedies and comedies (some of which are still performed today) were born.
		You can imagine that in the large open theaters of the greeks, these elaborate costumes gave the actors a sense of grandeur and dignity.
	www.theactorslife.com /craft/greek_theater.html (731 words)

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