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Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku

Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku

Season 1 Episode 23
11:51
All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali

All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali

Season 1 Episode 24
10:13
China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera

China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera

Season 1 Episode 25
10:51
England's Sentimental Theater

England's Sentimental Theater

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

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Season 1 Episode 27
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The Rise of Melodrama

The Rise of Melodrama

Season 1 Episode 28
11:34
North America Gets a Theater...Riot

North America Gets a Theater...Riot

Season 1 Episode 29
12:07
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

Season 1 Episode 30
13:04
Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

Season 1 Episode 31
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Season 4 Episode 5
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Season 51 Episode 1
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Molière - Man of Satire and Many Burials

Season 1 Episode 21

This week on CC Theater, Mike Rugnetta teaches you about the greatest playwright of Renaissance France, Molière. We'll talk a bit about early French theater design, and the kingly love of theater that Louis the XIII and XIV shared, and look at Molière's Tartuffe in the Thought Bubble.