Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Readings 6 (A little research on realism theatre)
Out of that list on the Power Point presentation, I decided to do a little research on theatre in the realism era. I looked it up on the internet, and found out that this type of theatre started in Russia, but gained much popularity throughout Europe. This type of theatre has great influence on modern drama today. Realism has plots that deal with everyday normal behavior for the middle and lower classes. The climax reveals secrets that are unkown to the audience, thus everybody understands at this point. Heroes were no longer represented by only the upper class. Any average Joe can be a hero. Certain new theatrical ideas, politcs, and social attributes complimented theatre in the Realism era. It still dominates today.
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Soooooooo... it was the birth of the soap opera?
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, good questions class! :)
ReplyDeleteThis blog was very interesting and I learned something new!
it'd be nice to see some links and photos attached to help us understand what this movement is all about.
ReplyDeleteI know it was more for the lower and middle class. but I wonder what the upper classes reaction to realizm was?
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