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In keeping with this wholly formal style of acting , a simple tap on the knee indicates that the character is in a state of excitement . The audience understands this perfectly .
In keeping with this wholly formal style of acting , a simple tap on the knee indicates that the character is in a state of excitement . The audience understands this perfectly .
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Thus everything is brought to a happy ending The formal dialogue has a rather naive charm . When Dushyanta first discloses himself to Shakuntala and her young friends , the maiden asks , aside : SHAKUNTALA How is it that the sight of ...
Thus everything is brought to a happy ending The formal dialogue has a rather naive charm . When Dushyanta first discloses himself to Shakuntala and her young friends , the maiden asks , aside : SHAKUNTALA How is it that the sight of ...
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The sharp and , in the West , unprecedented division between a popular theatre and a formal theatre of an aristocratic class is somewhat like the difference between kabuki and noh in ancient Japan . We must take a look at the formal ...
The sharp and , in the West , unprecedented division between a popular theatre and a formal theatre of an aristocratic class is somewhat like the difference between kabuki and noh in ancient Japan . We must take a look at the formal ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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