Définition
Theatre
Defines a building or an outdoor area where plays and other dramatic performances are given.
The West End
A famous place where Shakespeare's and Broadway plays are played, and where we expect costume and plays from a certain era.
Non/Commercial Theatre
“Commercial Theatre” pleases most people.
“Non-Commercial Theatre” allows anything.
Deconstruction
Process of taking apart all the articulations of a complex object in favour of new articulations and new wants of putting those same components back together.
Mimesis
The imitation of life.
Meta-narrative
A guiding narrative that we tell ourselves to follow.
Play
A dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast.
Where does it come from?
- Religous practice for Dionysus during which a goat was killed.
What are the components of Western Theatre?
- Realism
- Characters
- Costumes and settings
- Plot
- Genre comedy vs Tragedy
- Text
- Presence
What do we find in a Theatre?
- Orchestra
- Altar
- Skene
- Proskenion