The film From Century To Stage provided a lot of background and history regarding the evolution of theater. While we had discussed it in class, until this semester I was not aware of the strong link between religion and theater. In retrospect, the connections make a lot of sense especially in regards to the texts that were written in each respective time.
My favorite part of the film was when they described early theater as events "greater than a sum of their parts", that bound the community closer together. They also mentioned that theater is a phenomenon that forms bridges between past and present cultures. I think that these are both fundamental and truthful statements, and are the reason why theater has endured as a lasting form of art.
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