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Overview of theatre
"Drama" (literally translated, Action, from a verbal root meaning "I do") is that branch of theatre in which speech, either from written text (plays), or improvised is paramount. "Musical theatre" is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance routines, and spoken dialogue. However, theatre is more than just what one sees on stage. Theatre involves an entire world behind the scenes that creates the costumes, sets and lighting to make the overall effect interesting. There is a particularly long tradition of political theatre, intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change. Various creeds, Catholicism for instance, have built upon the entertainment value of theatre and created (for example) passion plays, mystery plays and morality plays.
There is an enormous variety of philosophies, artistic processes, and theatrical approaches to creating plays and drama. Some are connected to political or spiritual ideologies, and some are based on purely "artistic" concerns. Some processes focus on a story, some on theatre as an event, some on theatre as a catalyst for social change. According to Aristotle's seminal theatrical critique Poetics, there are six elements necessary for theatre. They are Plot, Character, Idea, Language, Song, and Spectacle. The 17th-century Spanish writer Lope de Vega wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards, two actors, and one passion". Others notable for their contribution to theatrical philosophy are Konstantin Stanislavski, Antonin Artaud, Bertolt Brecht, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, Jerzy Grotowski.
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International Association of Theatre for Young People and Children - Background information, minutes of meetings, speeches and diary of international festivals. Multilingual.
Kompani Komedi - Commedia dell´Arte group. History, performances, workshops and gallery.
Royal Swedish Opera - List of forthcoming productions with short descriptions, cast, dates and performance times. Includes opera, ballet and concerts.
Meta Description: [ Kungliga Operan ]
Svenska Teaterunionen - Swedish ITI - Centre which acts as a forum for Swedish theatre and dance, and arranges conferences, seminars and festivals. Includes information on theatres and a download of a Stockholm theatre guide.
Meta Description: [ Svensk Teaterunion, Swedish ITI (International Theatre Institute) är en branschorganisation för scenkonst i Sverige. Medlemmarna är institutionsteatrar, regionteatrar och fria teatergrupper, danskompanier m.m. Svensk Teaterunion är också den svenska delen av det internationella nätverket IT... ]
Theater for everybody and theater that matters - Series of articles on Swedish theater.
Meta Description: [ Swedish theater bears the hallmark of a cultural policy determined to spread theater production and performance across a sparsely populated country. This may seem like a paradox considering that the capital, Stockholm, is one of the most theatrically dense capital cities in the world. ]
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