1.6: Learning Check and Chapter References

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    Questions for Review \(\PageIndex{1}\)
    1. What does the introduction identify as the three defining qualities of theatre, and why are these qualities essential to how theatre functions as an art form?
    2. What is mimesis? How does this human impulse help explain the origins and ongoing relevance of theatre?
    3. Why do contemporary scholars caution against the assumption that theatre “naturally” developed out of ritual? What harmful ideas or historical assumptions does this view risk reinforcing?
    4. How does the introduction describe theatre as a global cultural practice? Provide one example of a non-Western performance tradition and explain how it expands or challenges Eurocentric definitions of theatre.
    5. According to the introduction, what allows theatre to remain meaningful and relevant in the contemporary world despite competition from digital media and new technologies?

    Chapter References

    “About.” (2021) Bard at the Gate. https://www.bardatthegate.org/about-22

    Aubert, M., Lebe, R., Oktaviana, A.A. et al. (2019) “Earliest hunting scene in prehistoric art.” Nature 576, 442–445. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1806-y

    Walder, D. (1998) Post-colonial Literatures in English: History, Language, Theory. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.

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