ATHENS - Theatre
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- Created on: 24-12-16 16:03
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- Theatre
- Building
- Theatron
- Where the audience sat
- Orchêstra
- It was in front of the Theatron. Where the chorus would sing and dance and would remain throughout the play
- Skênê
- a wooden hut behind the proskênê. Used as a changing room. There would have been a ladder to lead to the roof of the Skênê
- Proskênê
- The stage
- Theatron
- Props
- theatre relied mostly on daylight and acoustic sound
- Ekklyklêma
- Was a wooden platform with wheels
- Mêchanê
- crane that pulled the actors into the air
- The actors
- All the actors were male, even if they were portraying a female character
- There was no more than 3 actors in each play, meaning they had to multirole. Playwrights had to bear this in mind.
- The actors had to be good singers
- Theatre was made in worship of Dionysus, and celebrated him every time it happened
- The chorus
- they were accompanied by a musician (the aulêtês) which played the aulos
- everyone sang and danced in unison.
- Usually wearing heavy masks and costumes.
- made up of 15 ordinary citizens
- Building
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