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DIC 4 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Josef Svoboda? | A Czech designer who started experimenting with multimedia in 1958 |
| How did art adapt to the post-modern world? | Multimedia events fused different elements of the art, recalled theories of futurism and dadaism |
| How did performance art adapt to the post-modern world? | No boundaries, they combined multiple art forms, such as dance, visual arts, music, and theatre. There was no trends or agenda just what they felt like doing |
| How was post-modernism theatre viewed? | Production was a unique "stylistic problem" fro the director to solve |
| How did post-modernism theatre meld categories together? | Mixing different types of art, Letting the audience be part of the performance, Blending pop culture (like movies or music) with high art (like opera), Combining different time periods or styles in one show |
| What was the summary of post-modernism theatre? | There was no single "correct "interpretation of the text; the text itself elicits responses and not the creators statements of meaning. |
| What was the goal of having more female playwrights? | They wanted to deconstruct the canon of Western traditional theatre and re-understand it through a non-patriarchal lens |
| What did feminist re-reading focus on? | They focused on how gender was visually and gesturally signed onstage. For example the signs of masculine domination in Greek theatre and the model of gender in Shakespeare |
| Who were the pioneering women playwrights? | Hrosvitha and Aphra Behn |
| What were the struggles for female actresses in the restoration and victorian period? | They were paid less than men, they couldn't hold stock, and they were higher professional expenses |
| What was the role of female theatre managers? | They worked to share profit and make changes in artistic programs and working conditions. In Edwardian theatre, they nurtured new writings and new styles of theatrical practice. New female dramatists could compete to have their play produced. |
| Who were important women playwrights? | Susan Glaspell, Adrienne Kennedy, Quiara Allegria Huges, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Sanaz Tossi |
| What was the positive about contemporary American theatre? | It was significant for the economy and it created a melting pot |
| What is transculturlaism | stories often show multiple cultures at once or go back and forth between them. |
| what was the first African American theatre? | In 1820, the African Grove Theatre |
| What were the early works of the Harlem Renaissance? | Star of Ethiopia - WEB DuBois, Rachel - Angelina Grimke, and A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry |
| Who led the industry during the rise of African American theatre? | Lloyd Richards, August Wilson |
| Who are contemporary black playwrights in theatre? | Jeremy O'Harris, Braden Jacobs-Jenkins |
| When and where were the first known play in Latino theatre? | In El Paso, in 1598, by Spanish soldiers |
| What did Luis Valdez found? | El Teatro Campesino, a bilingual Chicano company |
| Who are important Latino playwrights? | Nilo Cruz, Maria Irene Fornes, and Jose Rivera |
| What did Hanay Geigomah found? | The first all-Native American company, called the Native American Theatre Ensemble |
| What is the name of the first all women Native American theatre company? | Spiderwoman Theatre |
| Who are important Native American playwrights? | Elvira and Hortnesia from Colorado of Coaticue Theatre Company, William S. Robe |
| What was the first play about gay men? | The Boys in the Band by Matt Crowley |
| What was revolutionary to the theatre industry about LGBTQ+ rights? | The founding of the Gay Theatre Alliance which was formed to link gay theatre companies |
| Who are leading playwrights during the LGBTQ movement? | Terence McNally, Harvey Fierstein, Tony Kushner |
| What are some revolutionary lesbian plays? | Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, The Well of Horniness, and Stop Kiss |
| What are some popular Mena-Swana theatre companies? | Golden Thread Production, Noor Theatre, and Silk Road Rising |
| Who are some important Mena-Swana playwrights? | Ahyad Akhtar, Sanaz Tossi, Moanna Mansour, and Kareen Pahmy |
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