Instructional Video9:51
Crash Course

Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama: Crash Course Theater #2

12th - Higher Ed
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is acting like theater started in Greece. Well, for the western theater, this is true. The earliest recorded drama in the west arose in Athen, and these early plays grew out or religious ritual....
Instructional Video2:00
National Theatre

'The Oresteia' (1981): The Use of Masks

9th - 12th
This film was created for our online exhibit on Greek theatre productions at the National Theatre='http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/greek-drama-at-the-national-theatre/gQY_KfFn' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Theatre...
Instructional Video5:07
TED-Ed

The Battle of the Greek Tragedies

7th - 12th Standards
Introduce the origins of theater and dramatic roles with this highly entertaining, animated video. It illustrates the evolution of the stage from the shrinking of the chorus in dramas during the fifth century BCE in Ancient Greece,...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Theater #2: Origins of Greek Drama

9th - 10th
In this episode of Crash Course Theater, Mike discusses the western theater which started in Greece. The earliest recorded drama in the west arose in Athen, and these early plays grew out or religious ritual. Namely, they evolved from...