Because the greek theatre was a sacred space and the entire building was used to honour Dionysus god of wine, the vine and theatre. The theatre was only used once each year for the festival Dionysia. In the theatre of Athens there were sacrifices made to Dionysus at the alter. Sacrifices were very important to the ancient greeks as it gave them piece of mind that the gods would appreciate them.
The theater arose from religious festivities.
Greek theatre was part of a religious festival for a god (s). It originally was people singing and dancing around an altar in a forest glade. It developed into a theatre with an altar centrepiece and three actors with a chorus singing and dancing a play, witnessed by an audience seated around on bleachers..
Theatrical performances were part of festivals in honour of a god, hence the altar before which it was performed. The altar also was later used to keep props and actors which were brought out at the appropriate time.
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Dionysus is the Greek god of wine and the arts, particularly theatre. Essentially the patron of theatre and alcohol.
In anacient Greece was theatre seen as a threat to Greek religious practices?
the orchestra's platform, the altar was in the middle and dedicated to the greek god, Dionysus
Greek theatre was part of a religious festival for a god (s). It originally was people singing and dancing around an altar in a forest glade. It developed into a theatre with an altar centrepiece and three actors with a chorus singing and dancing a play, witnessed by an audience seated around on bleachers..
Theatrical performances were part of festivals in honour of a god, hence the altar before which it was performed. The altar also was later used to keep props and actors which were brought out at the appropriate time.
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Hearst Greek Theatre was created in 1903.
It started with dancing and singing to the gods at an altar in a forest glade. It then was performed in a city in front of an altar, with singing and dancing. Then an announcer was introduced to comment as the singing and dancing went on. Then a second actor was introduced, then a third, with the singing and dancing performed by a chorus, with the rest of the people becoming an audience, and the altar becoming part of a stage on which actors and chorus performed.
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre was created in 1963-08.
Greek Theatre - Los Angeles - was created in 1929.
Chi Omega Greek Theatre was created in 1930.
Greek theatre did not have woman, modern theatre does have women.
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