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	Mid Term Papers: Term Papers on The Theater Of Dionysus
		It was originally built in the late 5th century B.C. The theater was an outdoor auditorium in the shape of a great semicircle on the slope of the Acropolis, with rows of seats on which about eighteen thousand spectators could comfortably seat.
		Above lay the deep blue sky, behind it was the Acropolis, and seen in the distance was the olive colored hills and lush green of the forests that surround.
		The theater was built as a result of the Athenian’s religious practice in honor of the god, Dionysos, who personified both wine and fruitfulness.
	www.midtermpapers.com /10230.htm (586 words)

	CSA Newsletter, Fall '97: Reconstructing the Theater of Dionysus in Athens
		As a result, there are nearly as many different reconstructions of the Theater of Dionysus as there are scholars interested in the building; some of the reconstruction drawings present architectural impossibilities or run contrary to the practical needs of performers and spectators.
		While the annual theatrical festivals held in the ancient theater at Epidauros unmistakably provide the closest modern equivalent to the original acting space of the Greek dramas, the theater itself is of late date, built at a time when stagecraft and the priorities of dramatists had undergone substantial changes.
		Unfortunately, we know very little about the use to which this final phase of the Theater of Dionysus, the Neronian/Hadrianic rebuilding, was put, but we can be certain from its design that it was not built with the works of Aristophanes and the three great tragedians in mind.
	www.csanet.org /newsletter/fall97/nlf9705.html (1480 words)

	Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults
		Dionysus is recognized as the son of the high god Zeus and is sometimes depicted as sitting at Zeus' right side atop Mount Olympus.
		Skanda is Sharadhajanma, 'born in a reedy marsh'; Dionysus is Limnaios, 'of the marsh'.
		Dionysus, too, is described by Nonnus (Dionysus 24.151 ff.) as a warrior-chief whose troops advance to the sound of flutes, drums, pipes and crashing cymbals, astonishing the inhabitants of India.
	xlweb.com /heritage/skanda/dionysus.htm (11825 words)

	Structure of the Greek Theater
		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.
		theater tickets were often stamped with a Greek letter that apparently referred to a specific wedge of seats.
	www.cnr.edu /home/bmcmanus/tragedy_theater.html (1088 words)

	MSN Encarta - Theater
		In the commercial theater, costume designers have their own design studios and utilize construction shops with managers, cutters, drapers, and stitchers to execute their designs for Broadway musicals or regional productions.
		In the modern Western theater, basic makeup that consists of a foundation and color shadings is used to prevent the actor from appearing washed out beneath powerful stage lights.
		Like the theater's other designers, the artist responsible for lighting design collaborates with the director and other designers to achieve a unified interpretation of the play.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553217_3/Theater.html (1372 words)

	Dr. J's Illustrated Lectures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		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.
		In the archaic Theater of Dionysus in Athens (left), the original orchestra floor was just smoothed dirt and was eventually replaced with polished stone as the architecture of theater evolved.
		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)

	Zeus Speaks! -- All About Dionysus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dionysus brought much joy to the world for his kindness and because of his great gift of wine, for this he was made one of the twelve Olympians (which of course Hera disagreed to).
		In dionysus wandering ha stumbled upon the princess on Crete, Ariadne, she was abondened on the shores of crete and Dionysus rescued her and fell in love with her and when she died he took her crown and placed it in the stars.
		Dionysus is a god who gives pleasure to mankind, discovered honey and the vine and its cultivation, god of wine and tradegy.
	projects.edtech.sandi.net /kimbrough/greekgods/dionysus.html (1345 words)

	Dionysius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Theater in Athens was dedicated to the god, Dionysus, a fertility god.
		In prehistory, worshippers of fertility religions believed that annual growth and decay (summer and winter) mirror the stages in the life of the god; his mournful death and happy resurrection, celebrated with rites and lamentation and rejoicing.
		Dionysus worship involved sexual ecstasy, orgies, and drugs in connection with the harvest.
	iws.ccccd.edu /Andrade/WorldLitI2332/Dionysius.html (401 words)

	Greek Theaters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		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.
		During the 5th century, the stage of the theater of Dionysus in Athens was probably raised only two or three steps above the level of the orchestra, and was perhaps 25 feet wide and 10 feet deep.
	english.tyler.cc.tx.us /engl2332nbyr/Greektheaters.htm (448 words)

	Dionysus
		Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele.
		Dionysus is also one of the very few that was able to bring a dead person out of the underworld.
		The festivel for Dionysus is in the spring when the leaves begin to reapper on the vine.
	www.greekmythology.com /Other_Gods/Dionysus/dionysus.html (615 words)

	stagingaplay
		The statue of Dionysus Eleuthereus ("Dionysus who brings freedom") is carried through Athens in a torchlight procession to the theater of Dionysus.
		As you sit in the theater at dawn on the first morning of the plays, you are excited and nervous.
		A piglet is sacriced on an altar in the theater, and the ten strategoi, or generals, pour libations to the gods.
	academic.reed.edu /humanities/110Tech/staging.html (3233 words)

	Eikon: Object Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Commentary: The Theater of Dionysus was built around the 4th century BCE, in the vicinity of earlier theatrical (and religious) structures.
		Stone seats line the surrounding hillside (which is the southern slope of the Acropolis) and face the theater's stage.
		Beginning in 534 BCE, an annual festival was held at the theater in which playwrights, bankrolled by private citizens, competed to see who could put on the best play.
	research.yale.edu:8084 /divdl/eikon/objectdetail.jsp?objectid=10038 (176 words)

	Myth Notes: Dionysus and Tragedy
		Dionysus was a god whose myths about a double birth, death and rebirth, and a journey to the underworld made him a figure attractive to those who wished to find a way to escape the anxieties of death.
		Wine: Way in which Dionysus was experienced, playfully theomorphized into the substance he invented and the sacrifice most often offered to him, in a form literally internalized and thus in turn impersonated.
		Maenads as tragic models occur particularly in three contexts: the killing of kin; war, and love The cohesive force of Dionysus is most obvious in the satyr play In tragedy the passionate significance of the Dionysiac power is exemplified by the maenad Antecedents: Andromache in Iliad 22.
	www.albany.edu /faculty/lr618/2dion.html (754 words)

	Theatron Ltd. Theatre at Athens
		Theatron Limited are preparing virtual reality models of the Theatre of Dionysus, showing its architectural evolution and transformation from the fifth century B.C. through the Roman imperial period.
		Adjacent to the theatre of Dionysus on the south slope of the Acropolis stood one of the first permanent roofed European theatres: the Odeon of Pericles, built in the mid fifth Century B.C. and thought to have been used for a variety of dramatic activities and recitations.
		A hypothetical interpretation of the Odeon using existing archaeology, suggests that the roof would have been supported by a "forest" of columns resulting in a sight line disaster for at least 40% of the audience, irrespective of where they sat or stood.
	www.theatron.co.uk /athens.htm (189 words)

	Theater of Dionysus 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Theatron ('a viewing area') is that part of the ancient theater from which the audience views the drama and is not used of the whole structure.
		The seating arrangement of the Theater of Dionysus is an aesthetically pleasing arrangement of tiers of seats consisting of concentric arcs rising up the slope of a hill.
		It has been estimated that the Theater of Dionysus in the late fourth century could hold up to 17,000 spectators.
	depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/comedy/intro8.htm (337 words)

	84.02.03: Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tragedy was performed in Athens at the annual festival of Dionysus, the Great, or the City, Dionysia in late March.
		The dithyramb was at first a crude improvisation based on the myths about Dionysus; it may have taken the form of a rough burlesque or satire from the satyr play.
		Theaters were built in the open air, and were sometimes quite large; the Theater of Dionysus at Athens had 17,000 seats.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/2/84.02.03.x.html (9335 words)

	Theater of Dionysus: Introduction, Univ. of Sask. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Theater of Dionysus is one of the most complex archeological sites in Greece, spanning some eight or nine centuries (6th century B.C. to 3rd/4th century A.D.), with up to eight or more distinct phases.
		There is little agreement about the development of the theater or the chronology of various developments: what follows is an attempt to present some basic background information that will help the viewer understand the images presented on the other pages dedicated to the Theater of Dionysus.
		the archaic theater of the late 6th century B.C. the "Periclean" theater of the latter part of the 5th century B.C. The Archaic Theater: this theater, which dates to the late 6th century, is represented by five archeological elements:
	duke.usask.ca /~porterj/theater/dionintro.html (670 words)

	Ancient Greek Theater greek dionysus theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		When you are in search of top information relating to greek dionysus theater, it will be tricky sorting out quality information from misguided greek dionysus theater submissions and help so it is important to recognize how to judge the information you are presented with.
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	www.ancient-greek-theater.info /greek-dionysus-theater.htm (226 words)

	Greek Theater
		Its beginnings, certainly, were in improvisation [autoschediastikês], as were also those for comedy, tragedy originating in impromptus by the leaders of dithyrambic choruses, and comedy in those of the leaders of the phallic performances which still remain customary in many cities.
		Therefore the spectators said in joke, "Nothing to do with Dionysus." For this reason they decided later to introduce satyr-plays as a prelude, in order that they might not seem to be forgetting the god.
		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)

	85.02.02: Roll Up Your Sleeves: Making the American Musical Theater Work in the Classroom
		In their course of theater study, students are able to make academic connections with Language Arts and Social Studies in theatrical projects dealing with other cultures, social and political events, and literature such as mythology, folklore, poetry, and stories.
		Part of their learning process in the arts, and in particular, theater, is to realize that creating art for the stage is a collaboration of many talents, people, and team work.
		Theater is a vehicle whereby children in search of their own identity and integrity can experiment with different roles, try on “new” hats as well as some familiar to their own experiences.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/2/85.02.02.x.html (9967 words)

	Theater of Dionysus: Bibliography, Univ. of Sask. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dinsmoor, W.B. "The Athenian Theater of the Fifth Century," in Studies Presented to David Moore Robinson (St. Louis, 1951) 1.309-30.
		Stanley, A.E. Early Theater Structures in Ancient Greece: A Survey of Archaeological and Literary Recordes from the Minoan Period to 388 B.C. Diss.
		Townsend, R.F. "The Fourth-Century Skenê of the Theater of Dionysos at Athens," Hesperia 55 (1986), 421-38.
	duke.usask.ca /~porterj/theater/dionbiblio.html (590 words)

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		Olympias was initiated into the cults of Dionysus and Orpheus.
		Spring-Autumn 336 BC n his way to the theater at Ege, the ancient capital of Macedonia, Philip was assassinated by his officer Pausanias during the celebration of his daughter's wedding to Olympias' brother, Alexander of Epirus, in July 336.
		The temple oracle was one of the most famous in antiquity and was famed for being able to answer difficult question.
	1stmuse.com /alex3/alex-synopsys.html (3101 words)

	Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults
		The statue represents a naked Dionysus of a juvenile type, resting on the right leg, the left one being markedly flexed and resting on the forefoot, and the left arm holding a tyrsos, the traditional attribute of the god.
		Dionysus, of course, is well known in Greek mythology for his association with water, plant sap, sperm and another elixir of knowledge—wine.
		Likewise, images of Dionysus were commonly colored with vermilion and his Maenads in their frenzy were known to rip apart and devour the raw flesh of male goats and even men unwary enough to intrude upon their torchlit revels upon the mountains—the god himself was omestes, 'eater of raw flesh.'
	kataragama.org /research/dionysus.htm (12230 words)

	by cult dionysus greek influenced theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The ceremonies of the cult of Dionysus were exuberant;...
		In Greek mythology, Dionysus is born from his father's thigh and...
		In 534 B.C. theater was integrated into a festival that was influenced by all of Dionysus's followers.
	theater.m50.info /by-cult-dionysus-greek-influenced-theater (291 words)

	GREEK THEATER AND DRAMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Religious ceremonies to Dionysus — god of wine — the word tragedy seems to mean "goat song," and may reflect Dionysian death and resurrection ceremonies in which the goat was the sacrificial animal —dithyramb — festival songs in honor of Dionysus
		Ikarion: The Sanctuary of Dionysus at Ikarion is significant in the early history of Greek theater.
		Originated in phallic ceremonies to stimulate fertility at festival of Dionysus or in ribald, drunken revel in his honor — dealt with the theme of fertility — the wordy comedy is based upon a word meaning ‘revel’ and early Greek comedy preserved in the actors’ costumes evidence of the ancient phallic ceremonies.
	www.portergaud.edu /cmcarver/dram.html (3824 words)

	The Advent of Dionysus / Dionysus Resources / 0.05
		Theater of Dionysus - Introduction - The Theater of Dionysus, one of the most complex archeological sites in Greece.
		Dionysus - Wine - The early cultivation of wine and Dionysus.
		Chapter 5 - The Advent of Dionysus - Details my own discovery of Dionysus and the beginning of the most profound chain of events.
	www.dionysus.org /x0005_01.html (378 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| The Bacchantes by Euripides
		I am come to this land of Thebes, Dionysus' the son of Zeus, of whom on a day Semele, the daughter of Cadmus, was delivered by a flash of lightning.
		This is the fellow who says that Dionysus is a god, says that he was once stitched up in the thigh of Zeus-that child who with his mother was blasted by the lightning flash, because the woman falsely said her marriage was with Zeus.
		It is not Dionysus that will force chastity on women in their love; but this is what we should consider, whether chastity is part of their nature for good and all; for if it is, no really modest maid will ever fall 'mid Bacchic mysteries.
	classics.mit.edu /Euripides/bacchan.html (7898 words)

	Planned Environment Therapy Trust Archive and Study Centre. Publications by Staff. Craig Fees, "Medieval Theater ...
		Medieval European theater is placed, in this study, in a common architectual and ideological context with Indian, Roman, Greek, and Romano-Celtic theaters.
		The inference is that all reflect a common Indo-European ideology, and the suggestion is made that Medieval theater is part of a continuous tradition pre-dating the Roman era.
		The thesis begins with a survey of histories of Medieval theater in English from the beginning of the 18th century to the present, emphasising the development of ideas prior to and leading up to E.K. Chambers' The Medieval Stage (1903), and emphasizing the variety of definitions of theater that have been used since.
	www.pettarchiv.org.uk /staffpubs-craig-thesis.htm (831 words)

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