Theatres of ancient Greece

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Theatres of
ancient Greece
Presentation by Elizaveta Gaevaia,
10th grade

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Theater history
The history of theater began in ancient
Greece. In the 6th century B.C., festivals Dionysia - were held in honor of Dionysius,
the god of harvest and winemaking. At
these festivals, people dressed as satyrs
sang, danced, had fun, and sacrificed a
goat. Hence the name of the tragedy, "the
song of the goats," in Greek. Hence the
name "comedy," from the Greek "komos," a
merry procession, and "odos," a song.
During the feast, plays were staged and
contests of actors and poets were held.
Over time, they began to add a prologue to
the performances, more actors, and it
became possible to develop the plot.

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How were the performances?
The plays alternated between voice parts and
choral parts. The prologue began the tragedy
and introduced the audience to the characters,
the story, and the scene. Then there was an
opening song by the chorus and alternating
performances by the actors and the chorus.
The tragedy necessarily had a commos, a joint
part of the actor and the chorus to convey
emotional tension. The play ended with the
Exodus, the departure of the chorus and actors
from the stage. Three tragedies with a common
theme were shown on the same day. The
subtext of the play revealed the current
problems of Greek society.

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Acting talent
In ancient Greece an actor's job was
considered honorable, although any man could
become an actor. It was forbidden for women
to play in the theater, so the female roles were
also performed by men. An actor must be good
at singing, dancing and gesticulating. Usually
actors wore masks representing different
people and different emotions. The masks
were made of wood or cloth soaked in clay. To
be more visible from afar, actors wore highsoled shoes. A long cloak and chiton were also
part of the actor's image. Gods and heroes
performed with their attributes.

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