Theater Chp. 13

Of the following, which is evidence that globalization has affected contemporary theatre?

Both are correct: Theatre artists stage their works with artists from other countries; and popular works from one country tour other countries.

In the second half of the twentieth century, three branches of theatre emerged in Japan. Which of the following is NOT a branch that emerged?

Grotowski's "poor theatre"

Of the following, which western theatre forms influenced theatre in Asia?

realism and departures from realism

True or false? Theatre activities in the Middle East have not been influenced by western theatre.

false

Which of the following is likely NOT a topic of political theatre?

gun rights

True or false? Productions originating in Israel and Palestine have been performed in the United States.

true

Which of the following theoretical works was written by the renowned Brazilian playwright, director, and theorist Augusto Boal? (The work serves as a manifesto for revolutionary and socially conscious theatre.)

Theatre of the Oppressed

Of the following, which was at the heart of works by South African playwright Athol Fugard?

concern for political and social equality

There have been several influences on theatre in English-speaking Africa. Of the following, which has NOT been an influence?

television and film

In approaching global theatre, three points should be kept in mind. Which of the below is NOT one of those points:

the theatre of the West did not cross-pollinate with Asian theatre practices.

Which of the following are two active components of European and British theatre?

traditional and establishment, and alternative

True or false? After the death of Mao and the opening of China to the west, there has been an exchange of theatre practices between the two regions.

true

True or false? Both German and Italian contemporary dramatists have seen their works produced in the United States. They have attracted attention because their works question the traditional values of western society.

true

True or false? The idea of a national theatre that represents the country as a whole is found in many European countries but is most evident in the United States with the National Theatre in Washington D.C.

false

True or false? In Portuguese-speaking Africa, missionaries used religious dramas to help spread Catholicism.

true

True or false? Because of censorship and governmental repression, theatre has not developed in Latin America.

false

True or false? Politics have had a minimal effect on theatre in the Middle East.

false

Early African societies had traditional performances that were connected to rituals. Of the following, which performance elements were connected to these rituals?

All these answers are correct.