Theatre as Performance

Resource: Wilson, Chapter 1 & 16

Objectives for this lesson:

Students will examine:

characteristics of performance

types of performances

the nature of theatre as performance

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Performance:

Requires an audience a group of individuals gathered together at a certain time and place for no purpose other than to see the performance (though some may be doing other things: placing bets, writing reviews, wasting time, etc.) that is aware of itself as a group.

Audience:

Types of performances: movie, dance, tv, opera, music, salesmen, preachers (?), teachers, drill sergeants -- all are theatrical / theatre-like.

Kinds of arts: dance, music, movies, tv, opera, painting, architecture, graphic arts, literature, performance art -- theatre.     Take a look at this chart comparing: Theatre vs. other arts

Kinds of Stages: Location can shape many aspects of a performance. This presentation looks at different kinds of stages:
Stage Spaces

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Important terms:

audience

performance

Types of Stages (Wilson, Chapter 4):

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