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THA 111 Introduction to Drama and Theatre

100 levelArts & Humanities8 topics

THA 111 covers 8 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Nature and definitions of drama and theatre
  2. Distinction between drama, theatre and performance
  3. Origins of theatre: ritual, festival and religion
  4. Non-written and traditional performance traditions
  5. Elements of theatre
  6. Forms and genres of drama: tragedy and comedy
  7. The audience and theatrical conventions
  8. Literary and performance dimensions of theatre

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Nature and definitions of drama and theatre

This topic introduces the meaning, nature, and basic definitions of drama and theatre, which are foundational to every other topic in drama studies. For examination purposes, you must clearly distinguish drama as the enacted or performable story and theatre as the event, space, and process of performance before an audience.

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