Over this past few months I've learned a lot about theatre (mostly in the past few weeks of cramming, but hey, that's learning, right?)
The biggest thing I have realized is to not rush to compare different styles and genres of theatre, as well as everything that comes with it. Learning to appreciate everything for it's differences and similarities, much like anything in life.
Without learning about the origins of Greek Theatre, or Minstrel Shows, or the life of Stephen Sondheim, we wouldn't have what we know today as the Musical Theatre lifestyle that we love and live for.
The history of anything takes more than just a few steps, it takes an entire set of stairs to build up to what the present holds, and what the future promises.
I love the point you make here Jacob, bonus pouts for the stairs metaphor!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that this is something I've learned in this class :)
i have had the same discovery about not rushing to compare styles of theatre. It does take some patience to learn to appreciate each genre.
ReplyDeleteI like where you're coming from with this post, but I also think its important to comapare genres. That way we'll find a nice balance/mix of all of them :)
ReplyDeleteThere are so many things that influenced theatre to make it what it is today! I also love that so many of the older styles have stood the test of time and now exist as alternate genres of the same art form! Musical Theatre may have partially evolved from opera, but opera has not gone extinct! It's wonderful that we have the ability to learn about and even watch videos of other styles. It just goes to show how theatre is ingrained in our world.
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