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14th- 16th Century
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Neoclassicism
-end of medieval way of doing things and start of
neoclassicism (mimicking the Roman’s)
Focused on:
-truth (what is it)
-unity of time (real time), place (one place), action
(one plot)
-have traits that people of the class the characters
were in would have
-purity of genres (no mixing comedy and tragedy)
-teach a moral
Technical
Chariot and Pole system= shifted background
● scenery attached to a pole which was
attached to a wagon (mobile) and ropes
and pulleys helped with the scenery
change
Terrence stage
Where the stage was split
into rooms and so when the
curtain would open to one
room of a character if the
play was happening then
-later in the time period
Architecture and
paintings= used
to
create
depth
Teatro Olimpico=oldest
surviving renaissance theatre
-tragedy and pastoral (love) plays
-actors, dancers (even ballet)
and music
-Intermezzi=musical performances
between acts
but something new came along
Commedia dell’arte
improvisation and stock characters (character from other
fictional works) usually performed on the streets
Opera
-attempt to recreate greek tragedy
which they knew used music led to
opera style plays
>Dafne (1600) performed by
Camerata Fiorentina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-8gJz31e4&index=3&list=PL67190832F8C7FCAD
Apollo falls in love with a nymph named
Dafne
Aristotle's Poetics
- theories of drama (tragedy in particular)
Sofonisba (1515) by Giangiorgio Trissino
was the first Italian Tragedy
Works Cited
BellvS. “Dafne 3. Akt (Excerpts).” Youtube. Youtube, 25 July 2009. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
Deborah, May. "The World of Commedia." National Theatre. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
Frederic, C., Dr. "Theatre History Thru Renaissance." Theatre History. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
"History of Theater." History World. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
Homans, Jennifer. A History of Ballet. London: Granta, 2011. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
Pierce, Peter. "Who Invented Opera." Who Guides. 9 June 2009. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
Robinson, Scott R. "Italian Theatre and Drama." CWU. 2010. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Aristotle (384–322 B.C.).” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2005. Web. 13 Aug.
2014.
"Teatro Olimpico." Teatro Olimpico. Palladio Card. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.
"The Plays of Terence." Chetham's Library. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
Trumbull, Eric W., Dr. "Renaissance in Italy." Introduction to Theatre. NOVA, 16 Nov. 2007. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.