Brief Research of Performing Space

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c.600 BC

Narrative history in HistoryWorld

e chorus,originally danced in a circle by temple virgins, isthe centrepiece ofthe developing Greek theatre

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c.340 BC

Narrative history in HistoryWorld e theatre atEpidaurusisthe earliest and bestsurviving example of a classicalGreek stage and auditorium

eatron

literally "watching place". Later,the term "theater"

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c.185 BC

Narrative history in HistoryWorld Plautusand Terence,

in the second and third century BC,

create a Roman drama based on Greek originals

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c.1170

Narrative history in HistoryWorld e rstknown mystery play, the Mystery ofAdam,

takesplace outside a church somewhere in France

c.1400 c.1400

e English mystery cyclesare performed by trade guilds, on cartspulled from audience to audience around the city

Drama inside the Church – LiturgicalDrama

MedievalDrama outside ofthe Church – Mystery Play

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c.1545

Narrative history in HistoryWorld e Italian playersofthe commedia dell'arte

rstfeature in the recordsin thisyear

c.1576

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Narrative history in HistoryWorld JamesBurbage buildsLondon's rsttheatre and callsitthe eatre

Beijing opera Commedia dell'arte

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c.1618

e Teatro Farnese in Parma isthe rstto have a proscenium arch, framing perspective scenery painted on atwings

c.1741

Narrative history in HistoryWorld Venice'snew theatre,

the Teatro Novissimo,hasmachinery

which can change the scenesin the blink ofan eye

Frank Matcham /Modern artnouveau style Savoy theatre 1881

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c.1887

éâtre Libre wasfounded on 30 March 1887 by André Antoine e éâtre Libre combined Realism with Naturalism, and emphasized ensemble acting

c.1925

Modern dance refused aspectsofclassicalballet and broke away from codied movements and balletic narrative structures.

Because ofearly pioneerslike Martha Graham, modern dance now encompassesa wide range ofstyles, many ofwhich are associated with renowned schoolsand masters.

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c.1927

From BertoltBrechtlate twentiesBrechtremained a lifelong committed Marxistwho, in developing the combined theory and practice ofhis"epic theatre",

synthesized and extended the experimentsofErwin Piscator

and Vsevolod Meyerhold to explore the theatre asa forum forpoliticalideas and the c

and the creation ofa criticalaestheticsofdialecticalmaterialism.

c.1927

e eatre ofCruelty isa surrealistform oftheatre theorised

by Antonin Artaud "Withoutan elementofcruelty atthe rootofevery spectacle," he writes, "the theatre isnotpossible.In ourpresentstate ofdegeneration itisthrough the skin

thatmetaphysicsmustbe made to re-enterourminds." By "cruelty," he w

he wrote,"lieslike a shroud overourperceptions."

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c.1947

e Living eatre isan American theatre company founded in 1947 and based in New York City.

Itisthe oldestexperimentaltheatre group stillexisting in the U.S. Formostofitshistory itwasled by itsfounders,

act

actressJudith Malina and painter/poetJulian Beck

c.1958

e Polish directorJerzy Grotowskideneshistheory of"poortheatre": the eatre thatvaluesthe body ofthe actor

and itsrelation with the spectatorand doesaway with costumes,decorand music. e interview ispunctuated with extractsfrom a rehearsalofthe show Evangile.

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c.1956

In art,performance artisa performance presented to an audience,

traditionally interdisciplinary.Performance may be eitherscripted orunscripted, random orcarefully orchestrated;

spontaneousorotherwise carefully planned with orwithoutaudience participation.

c.1960 c.1960

Environmentaltheatre,a branch ofthe New eatre movementofthe 1960s thataimed to heighten audience awarenessoftheatre

by eliminating the distinction between the audience’sand the actors’space. Richard Schechner’senvironmentalproductionsDionysusin 69, Makbeth,and Commune were performed

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in hisPerforming Garage on Oﬀ-Oﬀ-Broadway in New York City.

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c.1970~

Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure?),shortfor"costume play", isa performance artorhobby in which participantswearcostumes and accessoriesto representa specic character

oridea thatisusually identied with a unique name. Cospla

Cosplayersoften interactto create a subculture centered on role play.

c.1980~

Untilthe 1980s,performance arthad been demystifying virtuosity. Now itbegan to embrace technicalbrilliance

Performance arthad become so widely known thatitno longerneeded to be dened;massculture,

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