10/10/17
Greek Theater originated in Athens initially from dances performed in the purpose of worshiping the god called Dionysos; The other two main dramatic genres, Greek Tragedy and Greek Comedy then emerged and flourished in late 500 BC. Dramatic performances in the city of Athens were usually held in a uptrend semi-circle space known as orchestra, where the chorus danced and performed the plays with music.
The round-shape plate designed to create acoustics so that actors voices could be heard clearly. The theatron (where audience seat) was created in the idea of "gathering"people, bringing them together to the play, which happened in the center.
The visual art emergence came from the mask; It was significant to Athenian's cult of Dionysus and it was also important to actors who play certain roles on the stage. Moreover, when actors put on the masks, the audience could sense the emotional movement--panic, dread, tragic--through those very expressive facial expression and exaggerated features on the masks. A Mask was made of light-weight materials, and the mouth opening size was small enough in order to hide the actor's mouth while the whole area of the mask was big enough to cover the actor's entire face. By that It allowed actors to immerse in their roles.
The theater of ancient Greece represents the earliest form of theatrical performing art in western civilization; its cultural influence affect the military and politic power and the social interactions of people. Greek shared the theater culture in the form of festival celebration (Dionysus cult) to its colonies and surrounding city states; the theater was their ways of speaking and communicating.
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