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Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.
Tracing Its History and Evolution [With Template] Drama’s the heartbeat of storytelling, pulsing with conflict, emotion, and the human experience. It’s a powerful tool that transports us into the lives of characters, compelling us to feel their joys, sorrows, and fears.
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A homogenous group of performers acting as a singular character or general population. 1. A group of singers who sing together. 2. A character or group of actors breaking the fourth wall to give information to the audience (and give actors a break during live performances) Comedy. revel/celebration of song. Laughter-provoking.
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- April 09, 2018
Dawn Lewcock. Introduction The word drama comes from the Greek meaning “to act, do or perform”, and it is in the several subtle and diverse meanings of “to perform” that drama can be said to have begun. All communities accept that their later drama has roots in pre-history. Anthropologists have shown that primitive societies used (and ...
- Dawn Lewcock
Jul 1, 2023 · Greek drama and theater continue to influence contemporary plays, movies, and storytelling techniques. Many of the dramatic structures, such as three-act plays with rising action, climax, and resolution, find their roots in ancient Greece. The use of masks in theater has also been revived in various forms such as mime and physical theater.
- Fred Warner
Jun 1, 2019 · The earliest documentation of theatrical drama is from 534BC. In those days, several festivals took place each year. In these festivals, certain rituals took place that combined singing and dancing. The most significant festivities were held in honor of the god Dionysus, and probably this is where early forms of theatrical drama appeared.
By the beginning of the 2nd century BC, drama was firmly established in Rome and a guild of writers (collegium poetarum) had been formed. The Roman comedies that have survived are all fabula palliata (comedies based on Greek subjects) and come from two dramatists: Titus Maccius Plautus (Plautus) and Publius Terentius Afer (Terence).
