TheatreChapter14

-music and song -dance -costumes

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

false

Politics have had a minimal effect on theatre in the middle east.

true

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.

false

Because of censorship and governmental repression, theatre has not developed in Latin America.

true

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.

realism and departures from realism

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

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

Theatre activities in the middle east have not been influenced by western theatre.

tv and film

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

traditional and establishment, and alternative

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

gun rights

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

true

In Portuguese-speaking Africa, missionaries used religious dramas to help spread Catholicism.

American theatres are only producing plays by English-speaking playwrights.

In some ways, theatre in America is stronger today than at any time in its history. Which of the following is NOT a reason for this?

Grotowski's "poor theatre"

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?

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

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

concern for political and social equality

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

true

Productions originating in Israel and Palestine have been performed in the United States.

Theatre of the Oppressed

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.)