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The Performance Experience By: Kyle, Zach, Emily, and Andrew Chorus • Danced and sang along with each performance in the orchestra • All members of the chorus wore similar masks • Narrates and reflects on the actions of the play • Audience learns the background of the show from the chorus • Originally had 12 members but changed to 15 • The chorus was also known as "emmelia“, "codrax“, and "sicinnis." • The chorus is the most important component of each performance Performers • When Greek theatre began there were no actors • The poet Thespis was the first to use actors, Aeschyles was the second, and Sophocles was the third • The actors where originally called hypocrit’s • Those in orchestra were the followers, most commonly known as chorus • The hypocrits were always men, females roles were played by males before they hit puberty Costumes and Masks • The costumes in Ancient Greek theater had a symbolic significance in the way the production was understood. • In order to have a female appearance men would wear a “prosternaid” on their chest and a “progastrida” on their stomach. • In order to look taller actors would wear “cothornous” which were wooden shoes with tall heels. • Costumes did many things. They showed whether the actor was male, female, rich, poor a priest or many other things • The masks had almost the same affect however they were personalized to show the emotions of each actor. Audience • The audience was made up of a large amount of Athenian citizens • At one time, the Dionysian theatre held up to 14,000 people • There were individuals who were appointed as judges to critique performances based on audience responses • If the audience disliked the play, it was typical that they interrupted and mocked the play by yelling or throwing food • The audience was easily influenced by flattery and small gifts supported by the playwrights • Large crowds were very hard to maintain, actors needed to do something outrageous to capture their attention • This is very different from today, audiences tend be respectful and pay full attention to the performance Questions • What is the purpose of the chorus? • What did the masks tell about the actors? • What influenced the judges decision on their thoughts about the performance? • What was the original name for actors in Greek theatre? Bibliography • "ACTORS IN ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE." Web. 18 Mar. 2011. <http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/the atre/stage.html>. • Fonseca, Ruben. Web. 18 Mar. 2011. <http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/ Architec/AncientArchitectural/GreekArchite cture/GreekBuilding/Theater.htm>.