Describe the development of the proscenium theatre. Why do you think it continues, at least in the Western world, to be the most prevalent theatrical configuration?
What will be an ideal response?
Students could start by talking about the invention of the "fourth wall" and the
intimate settings created by having scenery on all three sides of the space. The student
could then move into the accomodating nature of such spaces and the growth in popularity
of big budget musicals that continues on into current shows on Broadway and the like.
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A. It challenged the dominance of the American Realist tradition. B. It introduced European art to an American audience. C. It was the first exhibition of American modern art. D. It spurred the creation of the Ashcan School of American painters.
________, Puritan, humanist, and defender of Cromwell's Commonwealth, was the most notable English-language poet of the seventeenth century.
A. Handel B. Wren C. Milton D. Chaucer
Two independent melodies occurring simultaneously are best described as ________.
A. canonical B. homophonic C. monophonic D. polyphonic
A battle scene will typically utilize what editing pattern to show what the opposing groups are doing at any given moment?
A. crosscutting B. eyeline matches C. shot/reverse shot D. graphic matches