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uttheatre21stcentury1.pptTheatre in the 21st Century
Photo Caption: Scene from Our Town
- globalization and today’s theatre
- various ways in which different nations and cultures influence one another’s theatrical traditions
- global connections were rare prior to the 1800s
- yet theatre has a long, illustrious history
- beginning around 1900, Asian and other non-European theatres were influenced by developments of modern theatre in the West
- the development of global exchanges in communication, in ideas, in commerce, and in the arts
Photo Caption: India’s Sanskrit Theatre
- theatre can no longer be easily classified by specific national designations
- global activity = interaction, adaptation, collaboration
- leads to diversity
- leads to new forms of theatre
Photo Caption: Carnival Celebration
- diversity and multiculturalism
- types of theatre are wide-ranging
- audiences are diverse
- contemporary theatre is:
- complex
- it mirrors the society in which it is produced
- it is fragmented and reflects
the complexity of today’s life
Photo Caption: Scene from Shen Yun Performing Arts
- internationally…
- Indian Sanskrit Theatre
- Italy’s Commedia dell’Arte
- Chinese Opera
- Japanese No and Kabuki
- Latin America’s Carnival
- puppetry
Photo Caption: Chinese Opera
- and at home…
- improv, vaudeville, burlesque, minstrel shows
- storytelling and docudramas
- the circus, clowns
- operas and operettas
- stand-up
- the musical = the American musical
Photo Caption: Scene from Vaudeville Theatre
- theatre permeates our lives
- theatre as a metaphor for daily life
- melodramatic
- highly theatrical
- prima donna
- play-acting
- theatre is an activity that we use to describe how we live
Photo Caption: Beach Wedding Image
- theatre and television
- TV shows reflect comic traditions, techniques, characters, and structures developed in theatre
- daytime soap operas
- nighttime situation comedies
- hospital and police shows
- variety shows
- news documentaries
Photo Caption: Television Shows Graphic
- theatre and film
- theatrical genres and specific plays have been appropriated by film
- Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Mama Mia!
- most film genres borrow from past theatrical traditions
- Harry Potter, Batman
- early theatrical audiences were often obsessed with theatrical stars
- many film stars began their careers in theatre, film and TV stars perform onstage
Photo Caption: Chicago Movie Soundtrack Image
- theatre and rock ‘n roll
- rock stars often use theatrical comparisons to defend their work
- stars create theatrical characters by using costumes, props, makeup
- musicians often act in films and in theatre
- Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Madonna, Mark Wahlberg, Ice T., Tupac Shakur, Eminem
Photo Caption: Jennifer Lopez in Concert
- concerts are highly theatrical events
- music videos are theatrical (narrative videos, visual and dramatic)
- rock is now used as the score for musicals = Mamma Mia!, Lennon, All Shook Up, Good Vibrations, Jersey Boys
Photo Caption: Scene from Jersey Boys
- theatre and digital media
- days of Pac-Man are over
- many of the storylines in digital entertainment present a theatrical plotline
- theatrical role-playing websites
Photo Caption: Video Gaming Image
- theatricality in amusement parks, museums, Las Vegas and sports
- amusement parks present staged productions based on films
- rides incorporate theatricality
- ET
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror
Photo Caption: Cirque du Soleil
- restaurants with theatricalized environments
- Rainforest Café
- shopping centers, specialty stores, communities with theatricalized environments
- Niketown
- American Girl
- Hershey
Photo Caption: Hershey Pennsylvania Sign
- museums with stage presentations and exhibits that function like stage settings
- dinner theatres, sports events, parades
- other areas of society (politics, business, education)
Photo Caption: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
