Audio zepis numir dvat seydva kuprazniniu citiry b. THE HISTORY OF ENTERTAINMENT Nearly everyone enjoys entertainment.0:00
The beginnings of popular entertainment go back to prehistoric times when dance, music and storytelling were very important.0:19
The traditions of entertainment began in ancient Greece about 2,500 years ago with the development of Greek drama.0:28
In those days, they organized festivals to celebrate Dionysus, the Greek God of wine and new life with song and dance.0:37
Later, poets began to write stories for a large group of performers, a chorus and an actor.0:47
Then they introduced another actor, which made a dialogue between characters possible.0:54
There were two forms of classical Greek drama, tragedy and comedy.0:59
The Romans continued the traditions of Greece and developed other kinds of entertainment as well.1:04
The beginnings of the circus are connected with gladiators fighting in public arenas.1:10
In the Middle Ages, the Church considered entertainment and drama wrong.1:16
But before long, drama reappeared with religious and moral plays.1:20
In the time of the Renaissance, the theatre became less religious and there was a new interest in Greek and Roman drama.1:26
Common people preferred comedies, which were performed by a traveling group of actors.1:33
Originally, the actors had no text, only an idea of what was going to happen and had to improvise.1:39
They usually performed on high platforms in public places.1:47
The actors offered entertainment which included plays, songs and dances.1:50
The golden age of theatre began when the first special theatres were built.1:56
The first of such theatres was opened in London in 1652.2:01
Soon a few others appeared, including the famous Globe Theatre.2:07
Among the writers who worked for these theatres were was William Shakespeare, one of the greatest dramatists in any language.2:11
Shakespeare gave his audience great literature, but at the same time he gave them popular entertainment.2:19
Nowadays people entertain themselves by listening to music, watching TV programmes and films and going to concerts and circus shows.2:26
But the theatre is still among our favorite entertainments.2:35
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