Renaissance Theatre
From Pandora
Some major events(Not including theatre)
Joan of arc and the siege of orleans 1 Jan 1428
Columbus discovers America 1 Jan 1492
Raphael paints “The School Of Athens” 1 Jan 1511
The scientific revolution 1 Jan 1543
Famous People
Filoteo Alberini
Ben Jonson-
Christopher Marlowe
Famous Places
Notre Dame is a cathedral in Paris
The Colosseum in Italy
Proscenium Arch
What was the plays like
Theater became more public controlled
Neoclassicism (Based upon the recreation of the past)
The focus on words and scenarios of the Elizabethan and Spaniards.
Theatre Technology
Oil lamps and chandeliers- were used to light the stage.
The Renaissance would simulate wind blowing,thunder rumbling.
Deus ex machina or "god in the machine
Who came to the theatre(where they are performed and why they would go)
Types of plays
- Tragedies
- Comedy
- Pastoral a love story)
3 MAJOR EVENTS
Michelangelo- painted the Sistine chapel
Leonardo Da Vinci- painted "The Last Supper"
Sources
Basic Drama Projects page 230
http://www.innovateus.net/innopedia/who-were-17th-century-english-renaissance-playwrights
https://prezi.com/0tt_yswb5i-o/technology-in-italian-renaissance-theatre/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Renaissance_theatre
https://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/cfrederic/TheatreHistoryThruRenaissance.htm