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Masks  Part of worship of Dionysus  5 th century BC onward  Made of Organic material  Often burned to Dionysus after  Purposes:  Multiple roles.

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2 Masks  Part of worship of Dionysus  5 th century BC onward  Made of Organic material  Often burned to Dionysus after  Purposes:  Multiple roles  Dramatic expressions  Increase volume  Features: hair, helmets, small megaphone  Some also for chorus

3 Costumes  Indicated information about the character  E.g. Age gender and social status  Prosterneda  Used as fake breasts to imitate women  Shoes of actors also indicated type of role  Cothurni: high shoes that indicated tragic role  Socks: thin soled shoes that were for comedic roles

4 Props  Helped distinguish the character  Ex. Crown for a king, walking stick for old man  Rarely used for actual acting  Skeuopoios  Prop maker  Symbolism  Ex. Agamemnon walking on red carpet

5 Special PropsSpecial Props  Mêchanê  Crane  Portray Gods  Ekkyklêma  Roll out platform  Used to show a death from another scene

6 Sources  Google images  Wikipedia entry on Greek Theater. http://en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org  City of Dionysia. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.orghttp://artsedge.kennedy-center.org  Costumes and Masks page of Greek Theater. http://greektheatre.wordpress.com http://greektheatre.wordpress.com


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