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The Evolution and Structure of Ancient Greek Theatres

Explore the history and architecture of ancient Greek theatres from the 4th to the 6th century B.C. Discover how these outdoor semi-circular structures were designed to enhance the audience's experience. Learn about the four major components of a basic Greek theatre: Theatron (seating area), Skene ( backdrop), Orchestra (performance space), and Parados (entrance/exit). Examine the evolution of seating with cushions and marble seats used by audiences and get insights into the complex structures that developed over time.

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The Evolution and Structure of Ancient Greek Theatres

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  1. The Intro: • Back then, through 4-6th century B.C., Greek theatres were popular. • They always were built outside and looked like a big semi-circle. • In fact, the very first Greek theatre built was outside in a hillside.

  2. The Structures: • For a basic Greek theatre, there are four major components: • Theatron, Skene, Orchestra, and Parados. • However, for a more complicated theatre, they have more than 4 components; sub components. -A simple Greek theatre’s stucture.

  3. Theatron: • The term for theatron was “viewing-place”. • Basically where the audience sits to watch the plays • Around the 5th century B.C., the audience uses cushion or boards, but later around the 4th century B.C, they had marbles seats. • Parts of the theatron are diazoma and koilon. • Koilon

  4. Diazoma • Diazoma consists A and B

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