2019/20 SEASON 17 BORDER CROSSINGS
GLOSSARY Aristotle’s Poetics: One of the first texts of dramatic theory written around 350 BCE that presented the idea of the six elements of theatre. Autobiographical: A life story about oneself. Bard: In medieval Gaelic and British cultures, a solo performer from early human civilization that performed stories of heroes and history. Biographical: A life story about someone else, typically a historical figure. Griot: Travelling storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa. Lyric Poem: A rhyming poem usually with musical rhythm. Minstrel: A solo performer from Medieval England that traditionally performs lyric poetry. Monologue: A speech delivered by one character on stage in a play or a solo performance. Multimedia: The use of technology including videos, music, slideshows, sound effects, projections. Rakugo: Japanese tradition of monologues by a single storyteller known as Hanashika. Solo Performance: A performance by one actor on stage that can be biographical, autobiographical, have multiple characters, and involve multimedia. This can feature monologue or dialogue. Tlatlaquetzqui: In the Nahuatl (Aztec) culture, a narrator of myths and legends. Troubadour: A solo performer from Medieval France that traditionally performs lyric poetry. Ya’oowey: Storyteller in the Tongva language.
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