For all lovers and practitioners of THEATRE ARTS, it is good to know
some vital facts coined with the trade.
1. Theatre as we know it began in ancient
Greece with a religious ceremony called ‘DITHYRAMB’
in which a chorus of men dressed in goat skins.
2. The word ‘tragedy’ comes from a Greek expression
meaning ‘goat song’…
3. …and ‘theatre’ comes from a Greek verb meaning ‘to
behold’.
4. Ancient Greek audiences stamped their feet rather
than clapping their hands to applaud.
5. World Theatre Day has been held on March 27 every
year since 1962 when it was the opening day of the “Theatre of Nations” season
in Paris.
6. The longest continuous dramatic performance was 23
hr 33 min 54 sec achieved by the 27 O’clock Players in New Jersey, USA, on July
27, 2010.
7. They performed The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionescu,
a play written in a continuous loop and said to be totally pointless and
plotless.
8. According to Aristotle, the plot is the most
important feature of a dramatic performance.
9. Walt Disney World, Florida, has a record 1.2
million costumes in its theatrical wardrobes.
10. The oldest play still in existence is The Persians
by Aeschylus, written in 472 BC.
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