SPANISH GOLDEN AGE

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  1. My name is Madison Williams, and I'd in my group
  2. leadership on the Spanish golden age during this time due
  3. to the Morse taking over.
  4. Much of religious drama did not flourish until the end
  5. of the 15th century.
  6. Medieval Spain did not produce vernacular religious plays, and once
  7. religious drama became more established, its state in Spain for
  8. much longer than other countries, religious and secular theater flourish
  9. side by side for quite some time in Spain.
  10. A few of the major players during this time where
  11. Low paid a Rudo Low pay Felix Day, Vega, Carpio
  12. and Pedro called her on Dale Abarca Low Pay Day.
  13. Rudo was an actor, manager and playwright at the time,
  14. his most popular.
  15. He was the most popular performer at the time as
  16. well. He was summoned by the governors of Valid Oi
  17. to perform for Philip.
  18. The second, he wrote five secular plays, no Nas Co
  19. media's and probably a dozen short comic pieces known as
  20. pesos. Pesos were humorous interludes between longer works.
  21. The Rudo spent much of his career traveling because there
  22. were no permanent theaters.
  23. During his lifetime low pay Felix day, Vega Carpio established
  24. a distinctive, episodic structure for the Spanish drama he lived
  25. and wrote during the same time a Shakespeare Low pay.
  26. Felix also wrote 21 volumes of prose and poetry.
  27. His aim was to please the audience, but he preferred
  28. happy endings.
  29. And although he preferred happy endings, he also wrote many
  30. tragedies. His place were influential to the development of French
  31. theater. Pedro called her on Dale a.
  32. Barca took Vega spot when he died.
  33. Most of his plays were about love and daughter.
  34. His most famous play, As we Know It is Life
  35. is a Dream.
  36. Many of his place translated first into French and then
  37. into English and influence playwrights in the neoclassical France in
  38. Restoration England eras.
  39. Della Barca's background as a little interesting.
  40. He originally wanted to go into priesthood, but soon after
  41. left to enter government service in 16 23 he began
  42. writing place for the court.
  43. In 16 40 he joined the army, and in 16
  44. 63 he was reappointed to his court post as a
  45. director of theater, the one and only female playwrights.
  46. There were many female playwrights during the 17th century, but
  47. their work wasn't produced.
  48. Their work subverted many of the traditions of CA Media's
  49. and called into question the traditional views of generals, love
  50. and honor and political authorities.
  51. Many times mail playwrights would borrow from their place.
  52. I would try and pronounce all their names, but I'm
  53. not gonna butcher them and disrespect them next.
  54. We have different types of place during the Spanish golden
  55. age. First we have alto sacramental xcx.
  56. Basically, these were produced inside the church for Corpus Christie
  57. Christie. They combined elements of medieval morality and mystery plays
  58. and re based on secular and religious sources.
  59. Comedians, on the other hand, were done in public theaters,
  60. and we're nonreligious plays, Um, or just a casual going
  61. out on the town type of thing.
  62. They're performing existing courtyards and the two most famous, or
  63. corral dela Cruz in Corral del Principe.
  64. These areas were open air spaces with galleries, and box
  65. is protected by a roof.
  66. The place would start at 2 p.m. In colder months
  67. in an hour or two later in the warmer months,
  68. and then these air just pictures of the two.
  69. Next we have structure and the stage.
  70. Okay. The stage was a platform erected opposite this entrance
  71. to the courtyard access was usually through a street building.
  72. The yard florin patio was a standing area for musketeers
  73. in front of the patio, where benches then we had
  74. the stewpot, which it was above the main entrance.
  75. And that was where the women were able to sit
  76. above the Casula, where boxes for government officials and above
  77. that, where boxes for the clergy al O'Harrow was where
  78. food and drinks were sold.
  79. Corrales typically held about 2000 Spectators, which were split into
  80. roughly about 1000 for men in 3 50 for women
  81. in the rest were either government officials were clergy.
  82. The scenery of the stage was two or three story
  83. stages behind the flat porn stage.
  84. The curtain props and flats were all performed in conjunction
  85. with each other.
  86. Spoken to court was also used widely in this theater.
  87. The the dressing rooms were behind the central curtain, with
  88. two doors on either side of the curtain.
  89. Costumes were similar to the practices in England, there are
  90. contemporary close, but when budget allowed for it, costumes were
  91. warned. These costumes were typically extremely lavish.
  92. Next we have acting companies.
  93. Acting companies were consisted of 16 to 20 performers and
  94. did include women.
  95. They were regulated by local government and had to be
  96. licensed. Cos Day.
  97. Part taste was a sharing company.
  98. Many companies also toward performers could receive sacraments if they
  99. professed allegiance to the church.
  100. Otherwise, they were frowned upon by religious leaders.
  101. Although they were frowned upon, many actors found a guild
  102. to improve their own status.
  103. The status of actresses was interesting.
  104. The Catholic Church in Spain was generally opposed a theater
  105. and considered many performers to be untrustworthy.
  106. Numerous laws were passed during the late 15 hundreds to
  107. a strict employment of women.
  108. 15, 87 came around, and women were legally permitted toe
  109. work as performers.
  110. In 15 96 there was a band, but was it
  111. was ineffective.
  112. Restrictions on dances were also put upon women because they
  113. were not allowed to do them.
  114. In the 16 fifties to 1700 Spain experienced a military
  115. and political an economic decline.
  116. Thus the golden age came to an end rather quickly.
  117. That is the end of my presentation, and I hope
  118. you enjoyed it