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An Historical Analysis Of The Relationship Between Organized Religion And Dramatic Theory, Emily Bubeck
An Historical Analysis Of The Relationship Between Organized Religion And Dramatic Theory, Emily Bubeck
Undergraduate Distinction Papers
Theatre artists and organized religion both use the same tactics and strategies in order to connect to their audiences. This isn’t a coincidence: Over the course of human history organized religion and performance traditions developed, grew and evolved together. Performance practices grew out of religious traditions and often incorporated elements of spiritual celebration and religious ritual into their practices. In ancient Greece dramatic practices developed as a celebration of the god Dionysus, Sanskrit theatre of Ancient India evolved as a means of communicating Hindu myths to the masses and Noh theatre of ancient Japan started as shamanistic dance traditions. During …
Is He Dead?, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance
Is He Dead?, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance
2015-2016 Season
This play was written by Mark Twain in 1898 and first published in print in 2003. The play focuses on a fictional version of the great French painter, Jean-François Millet, as an impoverished artist in Barbizon, France who, with the help of his colleagues, stages his death in order to increase the value of his paintings, and afterwards dresses as a woman to keep his secret safe. Combining elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire, the comedy relies on such devices as cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and romantic deceptions to tell its story, which raises …
The Miser, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Miser, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1997-1998 Season
The plot concerns the classic conflict of love and money. The miser Harpagon wishes his daughter Elise to marry a wealthy old man, Anselme, who will accept her without a dowry, but she loves the penniless Valère. www.britannica.com