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The History Of European Theatre

The History Of European Theatre

By: Philip Rowe
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 A podcast tracing the development of theatre from ancient Greece to the present day through the places and people who made theatre happen. More than just dates and lists of plays we'll learn about the social. political and historical context that fostered the creation of dramatic art.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Copyright 2024 Philip Rowe Art Entertainment & Performing Arts World
Episodes
  • Prologue and Pre History

    Prologue and Pre History
    May 3 2020

    Episode 1

    An Introduction to the podcast and your host.

    Pre-history and how the urge to mimic and present might have been the start of theatre.

    Religious ritual and Shamanism.

    The Abydos Passion play and the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

    The beginning of Greek Theatre.

    A note on dates and the nature of translations.



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    Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    25 mins
  • Trailer

    Trailer
    May 3 2020
    An introduction to The History Of European Theatre Podcast

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    4 mins
  • Dionysus and the beginning of Greek Theatre

    Dionysus and the beginning of Greek Theatre
    May 11 2020

    Episode 2

    An overview of the history of Greece to the 5th Century BCE including Minoan and Mycenaean periods, the Greek dark age and the rise of the city state.

    The development of the religious festivals and their main features

    An overview of the main playwrights and their plays:

    Aeschylus

    Sophocles

    Euripides

    Aristophanes

    Menander



    This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

    Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    27 mins
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