1) The book “The Lively Art” refers Asian Drama traditions as Total Theatre. Without copying the book, explain in your own words what this means, (15pts)
2) Looking at at the 4 pages included in this module ( Sanskrit Drama, The Pekin Opera, Noh, Kabuki)_ can you identify 3 specific similarities between these all of these forms of drama ? (15pts)
3) Choose 2 (two) of these form of Dramas and compare at least 1 (one) of these similarity in details. You can :
-Identify what they have in common and where they differ
-Explain where they came from and how they evolved
-How important/central (or secondary) they are to the performance
Please choose a topic that has enough information for you to be precise.. TOTAL (20pts
Kabuki theatre were highly designed and use sophisticated machinery.
Find and explain the function of 2 similarities from Kabuki theatre and European theatre’s machinery and design. (20pts)
Identify the large scenic device (machinery) that was invented in Japan before it was also used in Europe. (5pts)