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42 Cards in this Set
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- 3rd side (hint)
Regularis Concordia |
Rules for monasteries. How drama should be used in church services (Quem Quateritis) |
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Natyasastra |
Material on theatre space. Mythological origins of theatre. |
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Mudra |
Hand signals |
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Fushi Kadensho |
Noh poetics (Zeami Motokiyo) |
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Sarugaku-No |
Rituals mixed with dance, tumbling & mime |
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Dengaku-No |
Harvest rituals. Acrobatic and rural character. |
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Yugen |
Fragility of life. Mysterious inner heart or spirit. (Influenced by Shamanism) |
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Kyogen |
Comic relief between Noh acts |
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Chutti |
Painted mask (red eyes) Indian Kathakali |
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Waki |
Narrator. Introduces Shite. |
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Shakuntala |
Told in the Mahabharata |
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Seppuku |
Samurai cleansing (suicide). Honorable death. Start on right (Z shape) |
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Ramayana |
Expulsion of Ramayana and Sita from their kingdom with their resulting travels. |
Indian Iliad and Oddssey |
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Shichi-San |
7/10 of the way down the hanamichi. Pause for pose. |
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Second Sheppards Play |
2 separate but related plots. Farce. The Second Shepherds' Play is a famous medieval mystery play which is contained in the manuscript HM1, the unique manuscript of the Wakefield Cycle. |
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Mystery of Adam |
First outdoor work. Introduced devils. French script. |
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Hanamichi |
"Flower path" pathway through the audience to the stage, from the back of the theatre |
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Pierre Patelin |
Farce. 15th century. Anonymous. French. |
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Hashigakari |
Bridge of sorrows |
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Fixed Stages |
Heaven and hell on opposite ends. Rectangular form. No scene changes. |
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Mankind |
Morality plays. Death and afterlife. English. Moral allegory. |
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Processional Staging |
Pageant wagons. Rose bowl parade. Audienice stays still as wagons parade by with the scenes. |
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The N-Town Plays |
42 plays. Mystery plays. Anonymous. Biblical themed, natural and lively, unique for its time. |
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Bharata Natyam |
Traditional Indian dance telling stories. |
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Kathakali |
"Acting out stories" Dance, pantomime, mythology. |
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Journey to the West |
Drama. One of four great classical Chinese novels. Ming Dynasty. |
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The Water Margin |
Drama. 108 outlaws. Song Dynasty setting. |
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Mahabharata |
Struggle of 2 ruling families - tale of love, honor and war. Human goals. Individual relationship to society. |
Indian Iliad and Oddyssey |
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Devadasis |
(Hand of God) Female dancers perform Bharata. A female is dedicated to serve and worship a deity for her lifespan. |
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Shite |
Protagonist (often a ghost) |
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Mansion |
Scenic structures used to represent specific locations (such as heaven and hell) |
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Platea |
Neutral acting area of a medieval stage |
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Kinnari |
Female mythical bird in Sanskrit literature with human head and torso |
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Upstage Right |
Shite Pillar |
Of a Noh Stage |
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Downstage Right |
Gazing pillar |
Of a Noh Stage |
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Upstage Left |
Musicians Pillar |
Of a Noh Stage |
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Downstage Left |
Waki Pillar |
Of a Noh Stage |
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Yuan Dynasty |
Mongols. Inspired Chinese opera. Bare sage with elaborate costumes. Females allowed. |
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5 points of Musical Dramas |
1. Stories from history/legends/novels/epics 2. Justice prevails 3. 4 act structure with prologue 4. 10-20 songs by protagonist 5. Stylized movement |
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Noh Stage (Drawn) |
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Kabuki Stage (Drawn) |
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Japanese Tea House (Drawn) |
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