DRAM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Shared Experience
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Events or items that are intentionally created by humans to be primarily appreciated for their beauty or emotional impact ( could still be useful). - peter brook. Drama (process: plays as a branch of literature (published plays, major literary form, dealing with works of serious/tragic material, the process of developing performance/ creation skills. Theatre (product: production and performance of plays for an audience, the physical place where theatre events occur. Performative activities and performative arts: activities (weddings and graduations; the roles we play everyday, arts (rituals and religious ceremonies [prof. hanson disagrees] Literary novels, short stories: visual painting, sculptures, performing musical theatre, dance, media television, film. All have in common: live (performers and audience members, ephemeral (cannot be exactly duplicated) Characteristics of theatre: a synthesis of many art forms. (music, sculpture, dance, etc. , collaborative (writer, performers, producers, directors, tech, etc. )
