Basic Guide To Phoenix Plays

By Ida Dorsey


A play is a piece to be played during a theatrical performance, mostly written according to rules of dramatic literature. For this purpose, the text consists mainly of dialogues between the characters, and, where appropriate, information on the staging (Phoenix plays). This is in addition to stage directions: setting, geographical location, light and sound environment, movement of characters (with borderline cases because some parts are made without verbal dialogue, eg Acts without Words by Samuel Beckett).

Interpreters of play are the actors; in modern theater the role of director is also important. Indeed, according to interpretation of text he wants to communicate to public, it takes (or sometimes does not resume ...) indications of staging written by the author, and added to his lead the actors.

The religious currents - to remedy the corruption of morals - trying to reconcile the religious spirit of new with the old pagan forms. The result is the sacred representation: it traces its birth holy homily, when it becomes dialogic educational purposes and exhortation. A more valid argument traces the passion play in development of Roman liturgy, which is already in its pure form is filled celebration of dramatic elements (the sacrifice of Mass as a symbolic representation, in form of dialogue between the celebrant and assistants).

A topic can have tragic drama or comedy, depending on the situations. In sense of common use instead, we tend to designate by this term painful events or life problems, or other events of tragic. Play can be represented by different types of media: live entertainment, film and television.

In general, the derived words have retained the original meaning, tied to a theatrical writing: drama, drama. For the adjective dramatic there are different practice to use more tied to roots for those who work in this discipline on the concept of drama in its sense of tragedy in usual sense. For example, the theater is designated as a skilled dramatic actor in general one who has mastered the art of drama, and it is usual to define a dramatic actor of film or television only in relation to content or tragic conflict of his acting.

In eighteenth century, one sees a variety of comedies. Still exist comedy of intrigue and comedy of manners, such as The Game of Love and Chance Island or slaves Marivaux, but social criticism becomes more vigorous, as in Barber of Seville and The Marriage Figaro by Beaumarchais, works in which he openly criticized the aristocracy. Also appear tearful comedy, then the bourgeois drama, playing on emotion and sensitivity of spectators.

The combination of drama-conflict is often expressed in fields other than strictly theatrical often referred to literary works intended for the stage, talking about their dramatic, or musical works or similarly with the other arts. A classic drama does not have a very precise connotation. Generally usually indicates the dramas of tragic and comic in world greek and latin lived in Athens of fifth century BC Rome until the first century A. D. Depending on the historical period, the classic drama now presents itself as politically / religiously committed and now as a simple fun of upper classes.

The main genres - tragedy and comedy - were also diversified by author and historical context, but maintained a common basis: the tragedy always represented a mythical argument (with a few exceptions of historical argument) and made use of style often solemn, as well as many stage machinery, while the play a great story or taken from everyday life. Do not forget the minor genres, such as farce or Roman mimes.




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