Sunday, 1 September 2019

{Extract: Dionysian Theatre}[18th February 1989]


[Redbook6:94)][19890218:2113]{Extract: Dionysian Theatre}[18th February 1989]

19890218.2113

‘Theatre originated in ancient Greece with the rites of the god Dionysus, first as temporary installations and later as outdoor architecture using the natural slope and curves of the hillside to bring the spectator close to the stage and to avoid the need for substructures.’
E[ncyclopedia] B[ritannica] 13, p935, The Art of Architecture.


[Text extracted from ms diagram reproduced above:]

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CIRCLE


Royal
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STAGE




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