Italian theatre

1. THE THEATRE

2. THE ANCIENT THEATRE
It originated for thefeast days inhonor of Dionysus as a
competitionbetweenthree poets.
It hadan educationalaim, in fact it dealthwith:
- the city’s flaws
- - thewrong behaviours of thegreek citizens

3. MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE
With theoccupationof Greece, thetheatrespread also inRome,
but duringthe Middle Ages it was abandoned because it wasn’t
considered as nobel as the literary composition.
After a fewyears it succeeded againwith theart comedy which
was characterized by theuseof masks thathad always thesame
featuresand theimprovisation.

4. MODERN AGES AND GOLDONI
Because ofthe use ofthe same characters and ofthe
improvisation,the theater became ordinary and rude,
untilGoldoni,anitalianplaywrighter,decided to control
everything that theactor was doingon the stage.

5. THE MIDDLE-CLASS DRAMA
The characterswere bourgeois members anditdealthwith:
- dailylife
- misfortunes
- aspirations

6. THE CONTEMPORARY AGE
From 1900 thetheaterchanged:
-itisconsideredas“pureart “
-the actoris themostimportantelement
- thefeelingsare intensifiedwithgestures
-itwasintroducedthedirector