Italy/Commedia Dell'Arte
True or False: Commedia Dell’Arte was set up using 10-12 actors, who were all family members.
True
What was not a role in Chinese theater?
Dan
Anna
Jing
Sheng
2. Anna
What was the background of a Japanese stage?
a painted tree
What kind of stages became really popular in the Renaissance?
proscenium
What kind of entertainment was the Elizabethan theatre competing with?
bear fights/bears getting eaten by dogs
What did the Innamorati represent?
The lovers
True or False: White represents a loyal-hearted character in Chinese/Japanese theatre
False
What was the name of Japan's puppet theatre style?
Bunraku
Renaissance Theatre was sometimes very different from other Theatre types. One Reason why is because actors had the ability to
Flip onstage
Break the Fourth Wall
Say all their lines
Have elaborate costumes
2. Break the Fourth Wall
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe
Example what a stock character is. Give an example.
A simple, straightforward character who never changes and never learns. Repeated all over. Similar to a stereotype. Example: hopeless lover
Explain a stylized movement. Give an example.
A small, simple action to indicate something much bigger. Example: walking in a circle --> going on a long journey.
Who wrote the world's first novel? Lady _______
Murasaki
What is the name of the comedic, funny category of Italian opera?
Opera buffa
What kinds of things would you find around a theater in the Elizabethan Age?
gambling, drinking, prostitution