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England's Sentimental Theater

England's Sentimental Theater

Season 1 Episode 26
11:37
Why So Angry, German Theater?

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The Rise of Melodrama

The Rise of Melodrama

Season 1 Episode 28
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North America Gets a Theater...Riot

North America Gets a Theater...Riot

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Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

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Crash Course Theater

China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera

Season 1 Episode 25

This week we're headed to China to learn about the ancient origins of theater there. We'll look at the early days of wizard theater (not a typo), the development of classical Chinese theater, and the evolution of Beijing Opera.

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Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism
12:06
19th century playwrights remade the French theater – first with Realism, then Naturalism.
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows
13:04
19th century racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance culture in America.
North America Gets a Theater...Riot
12:07
How did American theater develop after the Revolutionary War?
The Rise of Melodrama
11:34
In the 18th century, audiences were ready for some really, really dramatic theater.
Why So Angry, German Theater?
11:09
After Germany was unified, we got Sturm, Drang, Weimar Classicism and Goethe.
England's Sentimental Theater
11:37
English Sentimental Comedies weren't that funny, but they were definitely sentimental.
All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali
10:13
Learn about the all-night dance shows in India that culminate in killing a Demon.
Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku
11:51
Under the Shoguns, we get Kabuki and Bunraku. And Samurais get in trouble for watching it.
Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana
11:06
American theater existed before Europeans arrived, and the Spanish greatly influenced it.
Molière - Man of Satire and Many Burials
11:11
Meet Renaissance France's theater greatest playwright: Molière.
Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism
12:40
The French Neoclassical revival involved a lot of rules – and some rule-breaking.
The Spanish Golden Age
10:40
Spain was having kind of a moment in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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