Intro to Theatre Midterm

. ________________ is defined as those involved in the theatre try to create an illusion of reality
through conventions. The illusion is complete when the audience accepts the conventions. This term was coined
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

___________ is defined as the quality of a work of art that makes it relevant to the time in which it is
initially presented

__________ means that the work of art is relevant for all time.

__________ is the human desire to imitate. This term was first coined by Aristotle in his book entitled
"The Poetics" written in the fourth century b.c.

__________ is our ability to appreciate a work of art.

__________ is a broad category of style that is stage centered.

__________ is a broad category of theatrical style that is audience centered

"The Orestia," the oldest trilogy was written by ________.

The Theatre was the ultimate form of Dionysian worship

Every Culture has had some form of theatre

Theatre is both a showcase and a forum to display ideas.

Theatre is a living art form

Presentational performance is probably the most fundamental mode of drama

Bertolt Brecht worked in the extreme representational style

Theatre of __________ are events dominated by aural and visual images