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The key elements of Western drama began with Greek philosopher Aristotle. This is history’s first surviving example of dramatic theory. Here is a list of 30 essential elements for contemporary drama performances, defined with examples.
Symbolism was a movement in literature and the arts originating with a group of French poets in the late 19th century. Jean Moréas published The Symbolist Manifesto in 1886. As a conscious theatre movement, symbolism was short-lived, roughly coming to the fore between 1880 and 1900. It was widely considered...
Below is a table of 200 useful words describing performance energy. This list of adjectives will help students of drama and theatre effectively describe the type of energy displayed by actors in either their own performances or shows performed by others. It is typical in drama courses across the world...
Epic theatre, the non-realistic theatre style which emerged in early 20th century Berlin with director Erwin Piscator and playwright and director Bertolt Brecht, produced epic theatre plays that were understandably different in structure and form to what audience’s were previously used to. Epic Theatre Plays Narrative Dramatic form refers to...
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