4. After reading about the moresca, what are the discrepancies between the description given in the book and the scene in the movie?
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The video above shows the main steps of a Medieval court dance.
Try the steps.
Question
5. Why do you think these steps and no others were created around this time?
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Question
6. Based on the scene above, what was the purpose of court dances during European Medieval times?
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Dance was not considered an art; it function was limited.
It had a social purpose for the nobility, basically show wealth and alternate with other nobles.
It had an entertaining purpose for the peasants, who danced during some
pagan festivals that increasingly became co-opted by the Catholic
Church.
When it was done as a form of worship, it was condemned by the church as sorcery.
The body was a source of sinful behavior so, it was not welcomed by the Catholic Church.
Ancient Rome Question What aspect of Roman history got your attention? Why?
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Ancient Roman Pantomime: A Case Study
Narcissus: An Ancient Roman Pantomime | WSKG Arts(min. 18:06)
WSKG Arts, composer Santino DeAngelo and the
Tri-Cities Opera present the re-telling of the classic tale of
Narcissus. This hour long program features an original score written by
DeAngelo, three separate acts featuring pantomime artist Doug Baum and a
behind the scenes look at how this massive production was put together.
Question
How effective was the use of pantomime in telling the story of Narcissus? Explain
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About Narcissus
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in
Boeotia who was known for his beauty. According to Tzetzes, he was a Laconian
hunter who loved everything beautiful. Narcissus was proud, in that he
disdained those who loved him, causing some to take their own lives to prove
their devotion to his striking beauty. Narcissus is the origin of the term
narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.
Several versions of the myth have survived from ancient
sources. The classic version is by Ovid.
Ovid was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of
Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is
often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature.
Echo and Narcissus is found in book 3 of his Metamorphoses
(completed 8 AD); this is the story of Echo and Narcissus.
One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an
Oread (mountain nymph) saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him.
Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted "Who's there?".
Echo repeated "Who's there?" She eventually revealed her identity and
attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone.
She was heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in lonely
glens until nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis (as an aspect of
Aphrodite), the goddess of revenge, noticed this behavior after learning the
story and decided to punish Narcissus.
Once, during the summer, he was getting thirsty after
hunting, and the goddess lured him to a pool where he leaned upon the water and
saw himself in the bloom of youth. Narcissus did not realize it was merely his
own reflection and fell deeply in love with it, as if it were somebody else.
Unable to leave the allure of his image, he eventually realized that his love
could not be reciprocated and he melted away from the fire of passion burning
inside him, eventually turning into a gold and white flower.
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Marcel Marceu
Marcel Marceau (1923-2007) was born in Strasbourg, France. He became one of the most
famous mimes in the world. He created his own school, Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau,
in 1948, for the development of the mime arts. Bip, was the white-faced
character, based on the French Pierrot, he played on stage and screen.
Marcel Marceau: Life & Work (until min 10:00)
Modern Pantomime
Mime is a form of silent art that involves acting or communicating using only movements, gestures, and facial expressions. A person performing mime is also called a mime. ... As spoken language developed, these gestures and facial expressions were retained as a form of simple entertainment.to act a part with mimic gesture and action usually without words. transitive verb
Similarly, while traditional mimes have been completely silent, contemporary mimes, while refraining from speaking, sometimes employ vocal sounds when they perform. Mime acts are often comical, but some can be very serious. Question How is pantomime different or similar to dance? Explain Activity Choose a fairy tale and tell it in mime.
Underlying all thinking about this subject in Stoic theory was the hypothesis of the pneuma,
the corporeal continuum first postulated by Aristotle and the
physicians, but worked up into a universal explanatory canon by the
Stoics (see chapter 4 below). The pneuma, the all-pervading stuff
of divine coherence, came to be the material coefficient of the causal
chain. Continuity or, with some allowance for our experience of discrete
events, contiguity was recognized as the essence of causation; causes
are bodies in motion, making contact and affecting other bodies. Of the
Aristotelian causes, the efficient comes to absorb the rest.[6] The material cause turns arche,
originating principle, and virtually disappears from explanations of
empirical experience. But that does not mean that the Stoics subscribed
to the axioms of traditional mechanics. Their concept of body does not
primarily turn upon dimensions or solidity. Rather, it is talked about
in terms of acting and being acted upon; it is action that authenticates
body.[7] In Seneca's own words, quod facit, corpus est (Ep. 106.4). Note that God, the corporeal source of all action, has no fixed form.
Question:
Why is Ancient Greek Civilization important?
Greek Theater: The Chorus
Question:
What is the main plot of Agamemnon?
The Greek Chorus
Question:
What was the role of the Greek Chorus?
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Choose once sentence from page 20 of the book The Agamemnon
Say the sentence as you move.
RECORD IT AND POST IT
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Main Historic Points
Crete: the city had its own navy and writing system. The city fell after
the eruption of a volcano. After that it was invaded by warrior like
tribes. A new language emerges which is considered an early form of
Greek.
Newer Cities: Walled cities like Thebes, Athens, Mycenae, Milos, were
built. Life then was not peaceful. To them there was no account of
precious civilizations but the Greeks.
Greeks Appropriate Everything: Greeks expand all over the seas. As a result trade grew. They were often attacked by barbarian tribes.
Literacy Fell into Oblivion: But we have Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, the Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad
is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written
version is usually dated to around the 8th century BC. Ironically,
Homer's characters were illiterate. During this period also Mycenae was
destroyed by the Dorians who kept from Greek culture their ships and
pottery.
Greeks Borrow their Alphabet: Greek alphabet is derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and was the
first alphabetic script in history to have distinct letters for vowels
as well as consonants.
Ancient Greece is Born: Formed by independent cities (polis), Greeks imported
everything until they began to harvest outside their territories.
Expansion and colonization followed all the way to the Italian
peninsula. It is here where the alphabet of what would become Latin was
born.
Greeks Settled Across the Mediterranean: According to Plato, Greeks
expand all over the Mediterranean. Athens and Sparta do not participate
in this expansion. Spartans were descendants of the Dorians who
destroyed Mycenae.
Athens vs. Sparta: The two cities were very different. Spartans
conquered and prevented uprising while Athens developed democracy as a
result of the people and the aristocrats coming to terms with each
other. Tyrants, who were aristocrats, took and retained power. They
drove away the aristocrats from the polis. To distract people from this
actions, they celebrate new festivals and cults. Once the tyrants were
overthrown, the aristocrats return and negotiate with the people, which
gave birth to Greek democracy.
