What is Greek Theatre?

When did Greek Theatre begin?

• 4th Century BC

• 5th Century BC

• 6th Century BC

• 7th Century BC

What were the 2 genres of plays performed at the festival

• Comedy

• Thriller

• Horror

• Tragedy

What is an amphitheatre?

• A central performance space with the audience sitting on all sides enclosing the actors

• An open air theatre with the audience seating in an oval/ circular shape around the stage

• A traditional theatre as seen in the West End with the audience facing the stage

• A runway stage, with the audience sitting either side of the stage

The Dionysian Theatre had a capacity of how many audience members?

• 8,000 people

• 14,000 people

• 18,000 people

• 4,000 people

What is a Greek Chorus?

• A group of actors working together as one

• The main characters within a play

• The audience watching a Greek play

What is the role of a Greek chorus?

• Describe and comment on the play to the audience

• To dance and sing in between scenes

• To entertain the audience and make them laugh

Saying the same thing, at the same time, in the same way is which choral technique?

• Echo

• Physical Cannon

• Vocal Cannon

• Speaking in unison

When using the choral technique echo what can you change on the repetition?

• Tone of voice

• Volume

• Pace

• Dialogue

Repeating a movement one after the other or moving around the space one after the other is which choral technique?

• Echo

• Physical cannon

• Vocal cannon

• Movement in unison

What is vocal cannon?

• Saying one thing after the other

• Speaking at the same time

• Repeating the same action one after the other

• Repeating the word, but changing the tone of voice or volume