![]() Statue of youthful Dionysus Roman copy of Greek marble Red-figure vase of Dionysus dancing with torn-apart animal Greek, 480-460 BCE Credits: Barbara McManus, 1982īlack-figure vase of Dionysus sailing with dolphins Greek, attributed to Exekias, c. Credits: Barbara McManus, 1980īlack-figure column krater-detail "eye vase" with mask of Dionysus Athens, late sixth century BCE Scene building, orchestra, and cavea of Theater at Epidaurus viewed from ground levelĮpidaurus. Stone seat reserved for priest of Dionysus Eleutherios in Theater of Dionysusĭetail of inscription on stone seat reserved for priest of Dionysus Eleutherios in Theater of Dionysus View of cavea and orchestra of Theater of Dionysus on ground level ![]() View of cavea and orchestra of Theater of Dionysus looking down from Acropolis View of orchestra of Greek theater at Delphi looking down from side ruins of temple of Apollo in background View of orchestra of Greek theater at Delphi looking down from top rows of cavea ruins of temple of Apollo in background Credits: Barbara McManus, 1999ĭetail, red-figure vase painting showing tragic performanceĪttributed to Python Greek, Paestum, 340-330 BCE Credits: Barbara McManus, 1998īronze theater tokens stamped with head of Athena or letter of the Greek alphabet 400 BCEįound in Piraeus Athens, National Archaeological Museum. ![]() Votive relief of actors celebrating after performance Greek c. Tiny terracotta mask of bearded man Greek, Tunisia second-first century BCE Terracotta mask of young man Greek, Tunisia second-first century BCE Terracotta mask of young man Greek, Myrina second century BCE Terracotta mask of Dionysus Greek, Myrina second-first century BCE Other small terracotta masks surround the figure (see below for details) Terracotta figurine of young woman holding mask Terracotta figurine of comic actor with tympanos Greek, 375-350 BCE Terracotta figurines of New Comedy actors Greek, Myrina 2nd century BCEĪctor playing young man actor playing young woman The mask was adopted as a tool to help them be more visible to all of the audience From Visibilityģ373 : Theatre mask. The subtle gestures of an actors face would little farther than the people in the first two or three rows. It allowed the actors to be seen and have there emotions understood. So the vessels called yheia by the Greeks, which are placed in certain recesses under the seats of theatres, are fixed and arranged with a due regard to the laws of harmony and physics, their tones being fourths, fifths, and octaves so that when the voice of the actor is in unison with the pitch of these instruments, its power is increased and mellowed by impinging thereon. There were also other methods used to improve the acoustics: In addition to providing exaggerated facial expressions appropriate to the various roles, the masks served as megaphones that improved the mechanical coupling between the voice-generating mechanism and the surrounding air. The Greeks did, however, develop one acoustical device of considerable value: the masks worn by actors.
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