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Role of the Chorus and Choragos
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Role of the Chorus and Choragos
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- The choragos also spelled Choregus, or Choragos, plural Choragi, Choregi, or Choragoi.
- The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation. Dithyrambs—lyric hymns in praise of the god Dionysus.
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Choragos: in ancient Greek theatre, any wealthy Athenian citizen who paid the costs of theatrical productions at festivals during the 4th and 5th centuries bc.
Since theatrical performances were civic ceremonies in ancient Greece, the state paid the actors’ salaries. The additional expenses of production—including the salaries and training of the chorus, costumes for the chorus and flute players, and payment of the mutes or extras—were assigned to choragi, or producers, on a rotating basis.
Chorus: in drama and music, those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform singly. The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation. Greek tragedy had its beginnings in choral performances, in which a group of 50 men danced and sang.