Theatres Are The Place To Be Entertained
July 22nd, 2010 by Adriana Noton, under Travel and Leisure. No Comments
There are very few societies on earth that do not have performances of some kind. Theatres have provided the venue for cultures to be dramatic then and now. Storytelling is a part of the human experience.
Ancient cultures from different continents, like Greek, Egyptians, and Asians, had dramatic shows. There is evidence of stages that were home to the dramas and comedies of the day. Outdoor performance areas built with stones still exist today for tourists to visit. Artifacts of the actual performances that took place on such stages have also been preserved.
As the entertainment industry blossomed, dramas have gone from one main place into many different ones. One such building might show mainly live stage shows. The shows might be musicals or plays. Some plays are funny and some are serious. Most major cities have at least one playhouse that puts on these live shows. A few of the largest cities, with an emphasis on the arts, might even have several.
How many types of performances are there for a city to have them in the hundreds? The playhouses can limit the shows that are performed by category. A children’s theater will only show performances for kids. The focus of a gender, race, or sexual preference may be the types of shows at a particular place. Plays spoken in one language could be performed in a separate building.
When the performances went from live to filmed, the newest type of theater was built. The movie houses are a part of modern culture. It is a special event for families, couples, and friends. Many a first date has taken place by going to the movies. Even when movies can be seen in the comfort of home, they are first shown on the big screen. In more populated cities, the movie houses have more than twenty screens running simultaneously.
These arenas are also divided into categories. One movie house may only show films for kids while another may limit the films another way. The outdoor version is represented in the drive-in theater where movies are watched from the car. Another specialized cinema shows movies that have had a first run at the main places, but aren’t available for home viewing yet. These places charge a fraction of the normal price of movies.
As varied as the performances may be, so is the stage set up. One of the more popular arrangements is “stadium seating” where the floor slopes up so that everyone can see the stage. The placement of the stage for live shows can be different as well. The more popular version has the patrons facing the stage with an area behind it, called backstage. There are also stages in the middle, like an island, with seating all around it.
A mainstay in human civilizations is theatres. People enjoy going to a place where they can be entertained by someone else’s story. The buildings that house these performances come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The types of shows are even more varied. The evolution of the arenas has gone from the ancient stone structures to the multiplexes of today. What will the stage of the future look like?
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