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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?

Why So Angry, German Theater?

Season 1 Episode 27
11:09
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
12:06
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
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When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
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Crash Course Theater

Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana

Season 1 Episode 22

This week, we're headed to the Americas to learn about the theater that existed there prior to the arrival of Europeans, how the theater of the Spanish influenced it, and the impact of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, playwrighting Spanish nun extraordinaire.

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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.
China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera
10:51
Let's discuss wizard theater and the rise of classical Chinese theater and Beijing Opera.
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.
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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