Dramatic+performances
41Aeschylus — Aeschylean /es keuh lee euhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee skeuh /, adj. /es keuh leuhs/ or, esp. Brit., /ee skeuh /, n. 525 456 B.C., Greek poet and dramatist. * * * born 525/524 died 456/455 BC, Gela, Sicily Greek tragic dramatist. He fought with the… …
42Minsu quyi — (Min su ch’ü i) [Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore] Minsu quyi was founded in November 1980, its original goal being to publish essays and field reports introducing Taiwanese folk culture. Wang Ch’iu kuei became editor in chief in… …
43Passion Plays — • The modern drama does not originate in the ancient, but in the religious plays of the Middle Ages, themselves an outcome of the liturgy of the Church. . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Passion Plays Passion Plays …
44Natya Shastra — The Natya Shastra (Sanskrit: Nātyaśāstra नाट्य शास्त्र) is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BC and 200 AD in classical India and is… …
45Laos — /lah ohs, lows, lay os/; Fr. /lann aws /, n. a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 5,116,959; 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Cap.: Vientiane. * * * Laos Introduction Laos Background: In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took… …
46Hanks, Tom — orig. Thomas J. Hanks born July 9, 1956, Concord, Calif., U.S. U.S. film actor. He displayed a flair for light comedy in the television series Bosom Buddies (1980–82) then became a film star in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). After… …
47Literary or Profane Legends — Literary or Profane Legends † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Literary or Profane Legends In the period of national origins history and legend are inextricably mingled. In the course of oral transmission historic narrative necessarily becomes …
48Lyceum Theatre, London — Infobox Theatre name = Lyceum Theatre caption = Disney s The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, 1999 present address = Wellington Street city = Westminster, London country = designation = Grade II* latitude = 51.511556 longitude = 0.11975 architect …
50Greek chorus — A Greek chorus (Greek: χορός, khoros) is a homogenous, non individualised group of performers in the plays of classical Greece, who comment with a collective voice on the dramatic action.[1] It originally consisted of fifty members which were… …
