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  2. Theatre of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek theatre history and articles; Drama lesson 1: The ancient Greek theatre; Ancient Greek Theatre; The Ancient Theatre Archive, Greek and Roman theatre architecture – Dr. Thomas G. Hines, Department of Theatre, Whitman College; Greek and Roman theatre glossary

  3. Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus - Wikipedia

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    The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain, near modern Lygourio , and belongs to the Epidaurus Municipality .

  4. History of theatre - Wikipedia

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    Greek theatre, most developed in Athens, is the root of the Western tradition; theatre is a word of Greek origin. [2] It was part of a broader culture of theatricality and performance in classical Greece that included festivals, religious rituals, politics, law, athletics and gymnastics, music, poetry, weddings, funerals, and symposia.

  5. Theatre of Thorikos - Wikipedia

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    The Theatre of Thorikos (Greek: Αρχαίο Θέατρο Θορικού), situated north of Lavrio, was an ancient Greek theater in the demos of Thorikos in Attica, Greece. It holds the distinction of being the world's oldest known theater, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] dating back to its construction around 525–480 BC. [ 1 ]

  6. Greek tragedy - Wikipedia

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    Greek tragedy is widely believed to be an extension of the ancient rites carried out in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and theatre, and it heavily influenced the theatre of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. Tragic plots were most often based upon myths from the oral traditions of archaic epics. In tragic theatre, however, these narratives ...

  7. Skene (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    The Hellenistic period started around the time of Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC and lasted until the Roman Victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. As Ancient Greece began to change from a culture consisting of ethnic and city-state Greeks to one governed by large monarchies, theatre architecture to include the stage buildings began to experience significant changes.

  8. List of ancient Greek theatres - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek theatre in Delos. This is a list of ancient Greek theatres by location. Attica and Athens. Theatre of Dionysus, Athens;

  9. Greek chorus - Wikipedia

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    Getty Villa – Storage Jar with a chorus of Stilt walkers – inv. VEX.2010.3.65. A Greek chorus (Ancient Greek: χορός, romanized: chorós) in the context of ancient Greek tragedy, comedy, satyr plays, is a homogeneous group of performers, who comment with a collective voice on the action of the scene they appear in, or provide necessary insight into action which has taken place offstage ...