classical theatre
Greek stage tradition
Classical theatre refers to the dramatic traditions of ancient Greece and Rome, or more broadly, to plays written before the modern era that follow established conventions of structure and style.
The term often implies adherence to formal rules—the three unities of time, place, and action that Renaissance critics derived from Aristotle.
She studied classical theatre before moving into contemporary performance.
In some contexts, classical theatre simply means serious drama as opposed to musical theatre or experimental forms.
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- tragic heroCharacter whose flaw causes ruin
- maskFace-worn concealment
- Shakespearean dramaPlay by the Bard
comedy · costume · Euripides · tragic flaw · chorus · Aeschylus · deus ex machina · catharsis · Aristotle · unities · stagecraft · Sophocles · declamation · Renaissance humanism · prologue · Seneca · amphitheater · open air
classical theatreexperimental theatre
Unconventional performance art
contemporary theatre · modern theatre · fringe theatre · performance art · happening
classical theatreexperimental drama
Nonconventional theatrical performance
happenings · happening · improvisational theatre · multimedia performance
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Impromptu activist drama
street theatre · community theatre · agitprop · political theatre
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