History and Literature of the Theatre 1 Web Links
The
following links have been chosen for their images. Use them to further your
understanding of what theatres, etc. throughout history looked like. Most
likely questions I pose on nicenet will often revolve around images shown
here. Check here on a weekly basis, I'll add appropriate links as we move
from topic to topic.
And if you run into any terrific links while browsing, let me know. You can easily post the URL on nicenet. If you're using web links as sources for your papers (be selective please, a paper written entirely off of the web will not be well received), make sure to go to the links below about reviewing and citing online sources. Just because it's published (on the net or anywhere) doesn't necessarily make it so!
Restoration/18th century England
A good chronology
of the time period, with some interesting facts.
Some pictures
of actors and theatres of the time period.
Germany and Northern Europe
Drottningholm
Court Theatre - left over from the time period.
Spanish Golden Age
This site has texts, but also some terrific
sketches of theatres.
Neoclassical Theatre
The homepage of the Comedie
Francaise - in french.
Ceski Krumlov
castle - the video of the scenery on this page is amazing.
Elizabethan Theatre
The
Elizabethan Theatre - follow the links on the left for interesting pics.
Shakespeare's Globe Research Database
- more interesting than it sounds.
Shakespeare's Globe Center (USA)
- follow the links on the left to Photos,Images and Architecture
This online
lecture is simple, straightforward, and has great pictures.
Just for fun
- Shakespeare insult generator.
Shenandoah Shakespeare
- they've built a replica of Blackfriar's Theatre.
Renaissance Theatre
Renaissance
scenic spectacle - check out the animations.
Teatro
Olympico in Vicenza - it's in Italian, but has great pictures.
A
good Commedia page.
Drottningholm
Theatre - this theatre still exists, and is a great example of Renaissance
technology. The history page has a couple of good pictures.
Austin Commedia Troupe
- this is a page of modern scenarios and lazzi. They are new but they are
structured just like the originals.
Antonio Fava makes
commedia masks. Take a look at them.
An excellent commedia
page, from Doug Cummins at Furman. Look through it all.
Asian Theatre
Beijing
Opera page - go to the arias page and listen to a couple.
More Beijing
Opera - check out the images.
Wayang-Kulit - puppet
theatre from Indonesia.
Puppet theatre
from around the world.
Noh - Kyogen
- this page has a good description and pictures.
Noh Masks - want to
buy one? look at the carving page, and the descriptions with the pictures.
Noh Drama - look particularly
at the page of masks.
The
Noh Stage - a drawing, labeled.
Noh
Drama - a basic description.
Indian
Classical Dance Forms - includes links to a Kathakali
troupe.
Korean mask drama
- some nice pictures of a form we didn't look at.
Myanmar Puppet
Drama - good pictures of the puppets, which are
3-d (i.e. not shadow puppets).
Medieval Theatre
A
Hundred Highlights of the Koninklijke Biblioteek - for illuminated manuscripts
A history of stained
glass, with nice pictures.
A map
of Europe during the 10th century.
Pictures of medieval cathedrals
in England.
Maps of Medieval Europe
by century - they take a while to load, so be patient.
Gregorian
chants - here's what they were listening to.
More
Medieval Music - click on any title
How the peasants
lived - from a site with information on an entire medieval town.
The York Corpus Christi Play Simulator
- to really see how cycle plays might have worked. Look at this!
An English mumming
company - has a history and links
2000 production of the York
mystery plays
A neat website about Chambers
of Rhetoric
Roman Theatre
A
List of Roman Festivals - and you thought you knew how to party.
Map of
the Roman Empire, 120 A.D
This is about the coolest thing ever. A
scale model of ancient Rome. If you click on "Thematic Visit" you can
look at all the theatres, etc.
Find out about both temporary and permanent Roman theatres
at Didaskalia.
Check out the model of the Theatre of Pompey at the Theatron
site. You might also look at the Greek theatre models.
Another Theater
of Pompey site. This one has great pictures.
Some pictures and a ground plan of the Roman
Colosseum.
No pictures here, but nice descriptions of the the different kinds of games..
Greek Theatre
The theory of the sex
strike as evolutionary force.
Pre-Greek Theatre - pictures of the temple
of Osiris at Abydos
Map
of Ancient Greece - political structure during the Golden Age
Map of the Major
Cities of Ancient Greece - look at this again after reading the plays
for references
Introduction
to Greek Stagecraft - look!look! Pictures of everything we've been talking
about!
The
Costume of Ancient Greece - this is about everyday clothes, not theatre
costumes, but interesting nonetheless
Evaluating Internet Resources
Ten
Cs of Internet Evaluation - quick list of criteria
Checklist
for an Informational Web Page - questions to ask to determine value
University
of Albany's outline for evaluating internet resources
MLA
guidelines - Scroll down the frame on the left for examples of all kinds
of sources, including internet sites.
Sites to Begin Theatre Research on the Web
Here's a web site for a free
program that formats your bibliography MLA style automatically.
The WWW Virtual Library
- look at the Theatre Images Collections Online and the Theatre Studies, Articles
and Resources sections.
Artslynx International Theatre
Resources - don't just look at the Theatre History links; others may work
too.
Theatre History Web Sites
- a good collection covering selected time periods.
Association
for Theatre in Higher Education: Learning
for a Lifetime Brochure - parents picking on you for your theatre major,
or for taking theatre classes? This is a handy argument for the value of a
theatre arts education.
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