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Theatre as Ritual

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Theatre as Ritual

Theatre 2100: SPRING 2015, Wk 3 Lecture 2
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What is Ritual? How is it related to theatre?

Ancient rituals are the basis for theatrical performance.
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We might associate rituals with religious practices, but many ritual performances are rooted in different traditions, such as the Olympic Games

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The Olympics has both the spectacle of the ceremonies...
And the drama of competition

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Performing Stories

Understanding Who we Are and Where we Come From 
The link below shows highlights of the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing, China. The image to the left is from that performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsDY1Ha83M8
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Ritual, Illiteracy, and Theatre

  • Until recently in human history, most populations were illiterate
  • Engaging in culture was through performance and storytelling
  • Writing wasn't practical to tell stories to one another
  • The best way was performing for large groups of people
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Click on this link to watch a video about the evolution of medieval theatre...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceYYABL2-Q
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Click on the link below to read a story about Kudiyattam, an ancient Sanskrit religious drama from India. Some versions of this drama take twenty-nine days to perform…Imagine the time it takes to learn and rehearse such a performance!

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/nov/24/creating-and-destroying-un...

The link below shows a brief clip of Kudiyattam (or Koodiyattam) performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUgS4Gmg1O0





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