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Episode 6

In 1736, the Dock Street Theatre in Charles-Towne, South Carolina was the first building in America created solely for theatrical purposes. Nobody knows exactly what happened to the first building...

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Kabuki Theater (1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!

Episode 5

Kabuki (ka-bu-ki) is a form of theater in Japan that began in the early 1600s and is still performed today. This traditional theater uses extravagant makeup and costumes, a unique kind of music and an...

Renaissance Theater (1300-1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!

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Renaissance Theater (1300-1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!

Episode 4

In the Renaissance (Re-nais-sance) period, from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, an interest in classical Greek and Roman art, culture and theater returned. Two major theater design...

Ancient Theater (600 B.C. - 410 A.D.) | Kids Work!

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Ancient Theater (600 B.C. - 410 A.D.) | Kids Work!

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The first recorded form of European theater began in Ancient Greece around 600 B.C. with a religious festival to honor Dionysus (Di-on-i-sus), the god of wine and fertility. It has been said that a...

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History of Theater: Intro | Kids Work!

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The word theater means a “place for seeing,” but theater is more than just a building where plays are performed. It’s the whole idea behind what happens there. Theater is where playwrights write...