Non-Western Theater

Non-Western Theater

Hello Class - Today we are going to be reviewing Kabuki Theater and Sanskrit Drama.

Multiple Choice

What is a hanamichi (flower path)?

• It's a garden path that leads from the parking lot to the theater.

• It's an extension of the stage that goes out into the audience.

• It was a horse path that lead from the Emperor's palace to the first Kabuki theater.

• It is a three stringed banjo-like instrument.

Multiple Choice

What does brown make-up on indicate about a kabuki character?

• The character is noble and brave, probably the hero of the play.

• The character is evil, possibly the villain of the play.

• The character is old, usually the "wise man" of the play.

• The character is supernatural, probably a ghost or demon.

Multiple Choice

What is a Mie?

• A dramatic pose.

• A bamboo flute.

• A theater in which kabuki is performed.

• A master Kabuki performer.

Multiple Choice

When country is Kabuki associated with?

• India

• Japan

• China

• Canada

Multiple Choice

When did kabuki begin?

• Around 1600 AD.

• Around 1950 AD.

• Around the first century BC.

• Around 1800 AD.

Multiple Choice

For most of the history of Kabuki, were women allowed to be performers?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What social changes in Edo Period Japan made conditions right for theater to become popular?

Multiple Choice

In Sanskrit Drama, were women allowed to be performers?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What Country is Sanskrit Drama associated with?

• India

• Japan

• Korea

• Canada

Multiple Choice

When did Sanskrit drama begin?

• 1603

• 1952

• around the 11th century AD.

• We don't really know, but most scholars believe it began around the first century BC.

Multiple Choice

Sanskrit dramas are not typically divided by genre (such as comedy and tragedy) but by 'Rasa' which means.

• Where and when the play is set.

• The overall mood the play creates.

• What time of day the play should be performed.

• The length of the play.

Multiple Choice

Barata Muni is an important person in the history of Sanskrit Drama. What did he do?

• He was a playwright who wrote most of the surviving 3rd century plays that we have.

• He was the first Sanskrit Actor.

• Braata Muni is a recurring character in many Sanskrit dramas. The character represents wisdom.

• A scholar who wrote an epic treatise on Sanskrit drama.

Multiple Choice

What is one thing all Sanskrit dramas have in common?

• A happy ending.

• the belly of a fish.

• a shakuhachi player.

• a king.

Multiple Choice

In "The Recognition of Shakuntala," why doesn't the king recognize his wife?

• He has dementia.

• They have never met.

• He was cursed.

• She was cursed.

Multiple Choice

What will cause the king to recognize Shakuntala?

• When he sees her ring he will recognize her.

• When ten years have passed he will recognize her.

• If he learns to love someone before the last pedal falls from the rose, the spell will be broken and the clocks and silverware and whatnot will turn back into humans.

• When Shakuntala apologized for offending the wizard.

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Why can't Shakuntala show the king her ring?

• It was stolen.

• The wizard made it disappear.

• She dropped her ring into the Ganges river.

• A bird flew away with her ring.