Classical Theatrical Devices Movie Review 1989

Explores classical theatrical devices, including painted panels; raised stage; expressive masks; high-soled shoes; padded shoulders; the ekkyklema, a platform on wheels rolled to the edge of the orchestra to reveal perpetrators and victims; the deus ex machina; and the ladder of Charos, for ghosts from the underworld.

Distribution

Films for the Humanities & Sciences, PO Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053, Phone: (609)671-1000, Toll-free: 800-257-5126, Fax: (609)671-0266, Email: custserv@filmsmediagroup.com, URL: http://www.films.com

Available on VHS
Running time 26 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Theater

Producer

Films for the Humanities