GreeksYay for the creation of THEATRE!!

VS.

Romans

They took the morals away from Greek theatre creating a form of Burlesque

Medieval Europe

Based around the church. Dancing was only for the devil character.

Italy during Renaissance

Added music to theatre creating the Opera!Monologue: AriaTwo people: DuetChorus: Recitative

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjeQtbKFlHcStart at :50

Pre-Civil War in the South

Tap dance and Blues music was created by slaves mostly in the south.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVGu0visDbEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkD60wab3n4

Cake Walks

Competition put on by the plantation owners to see who could do the best impression of the master. Whoever won would win a cake!

Let the Cake Walk begin!

Golden Age

Combined song and dance to further the plot line.

Golden Age was kicked off by the American musical Showboat

SShowboat

Showboat separated musical theatre from opera and straight theatre.

The show dealt with difficult issues such as class, race, broken marriages, alcoholism and abandonment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aWm-KYyZLYStart at 1:30

Oklahoma!

Rogers and Hammerstein More realistic than other musicals. Used Dream Ballet to tell character’s hidden

thoughts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D1loAVwiMc

Rogers and Hammerstein

King and I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgVPnWmUqd4

Sound of Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIjobdArtiA

South Pacific http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzu8ZxBHMWk

West Side Story

Musical that put dancing into everyday activities.

Youth delinquency, racial violence, gangs, and murder.

There isn’t a happy ending. Oh, no!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6wo2wpT2kStart at 2:52

Hair ended the Golden Age

1st rock musicalAbout Social revolution/decayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADNbtAID5wM

1990s – 2000s

Disney cleaned up Broadway with traditional family values. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgZtzDj_7o

Musicals like RENT did the exact opposite. RENT valued alternative lifestyles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r2xXtSsPV0