IB Theatre

A play that uses satire when exploring the manners and behaviour of the particular social class. There were representations of the working class, but the main focus was to use satire against the upper class Restoration theatre (more commonly known as) was formed in 1660-1710 New era for theatre in England as king Charles II took the throne after it was ruled by Cromwell. the world became a more free and liberal society King Charles granted various theatrical figures licenses to produce plays, he gave a breath of life to theatre again He did a lot to influence fashion at the time, he allowed for more flamboyant men As the world became more free and more liberal men and women began to perform together as there was a sudden love for theatre again Male and Female roles were almost equal, this was the starting point for equality between the sexes in theatre  Use of makeup was a large factor, not only for women but for men Women weren't as flamboyant as men in performa...

Translation: Theatre of the professionals Over Exaggerated actions Began in Italy in the early 16th century It's not only on stage, there is an interaction with the audience Body expression and body language Popular for ensemble acting and improvisations It started on the streets, makes sense to why its exaggerated   Very stereotypical, as there's a master, servant, etc. They are mocking the higher classes Pure improvisation It's very specific the way each character moves, so its clear on who is what character   There are masked characters and unmasked character The masks are suited for each character, zanni has a long nose, while magnifico has a nose pointing downwards as he looks down on people Each character has a distinct walking pattern Each part of their body represents their character The world of commedia dell’arte: Character outlines: Zanni: a peasant, extremely curious and enthusiastic, leads with his nose Ma...

The renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th century to the 17th, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and the modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the medical period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the modern age. Another word for describing the renaissance is  rebirth.   1305 Giotto completes his work on the scrovegni chapel in Padua 1308  Dante writes his epic poem the divine comedy  1341 the first great humanist, Petrarch, is named the poet laureate of Rome  1419 architect Brunelleschi designs the dome for the Florence cathedral 1434 the Medici family becomes the head of city state of Florence  1450 Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press  1453 the Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople, signaling an end to the Byzantine empire  1469 Lorenzo de Medici becomes head of the city state of Flore...

Once the dwarfs have successfully taken down the evil queen they sit down with snow white and they apologize to one another. Then dopey and sleepy spell out friends with different meanings for each letter, along with actions corresponding to the words. F= fighting, which we should not have done R= resolving problems, which we should have done I= insulting each other, which we shouldn't have done E= encourage each other, when things get tough N= never giving up on each other D= doing the best we can for each other S= staying friends forever We will also hand out little business cards that include whats written above Then grumpy runs into the house panting and shouting the dwarfs names, and then sees snow white and hugs her. Snow white then ends the performance by apologizing to the dwarfs and explaining why she shouldn't have done what she did 

Mystery plays The plot and characters were drawn from the books of the bible, it was the major form of medieval drama The best examples are the cycle plays of england. The york cycles contained 48 short plays and took around 14 hours to perform The stories come from the old testament and the new testament The wakefield cycle or The Passion Play dramatises the last week of christ's life - from his triumphal entry on palm sunday through his ascension into heaven The mystery plays represented biblical subjects, developed from plays performed in Latin by churchmen on the premises of churches and portrayed subjects such as the Creation, Adam and Eve, the murder of Abel and the Last Judgement Miracle plays Built its plot around the lives and the works of the saints They were usually performed on the saint's feast day Some of the scripts were biblical, others were not A miracle play presents a real or false account of the life, miracles, or martyrdom ...

Morality plays: Type of allegory Protagonist is met by personifications of various moral attributed Antagonist try to prompt protagonist to choose between good and evil Most popular during Europe 15th and 16th centuries Two forms morality plays: Episodic Journey of life until Day of Judgement Specific Specific point of life/age One of the most famous morality plays: Everyman Specific age or journey Everyman is summoned by Death To make his finals Books of Accounts In order to present it before God Everyman is abandoned by his untrue friends Salvation lies only in his own Good Deeds Summary of everyman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqyAkIgJFMM Everyman play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkM8v0m3URg Mankind script: https://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/pdf/mankind_archive.pdf Rome were at first very powerful and had organized armies, their territories became larger so it was harder to protect so ...