<description>&lt;p&gt;What if we told you theatre&amp;#39;s origin involved worship? Let&amp;#39;s take a look at the origin of theatre and what it means to live in the world, yet not be of it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dox, Donnalee. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Idea of the Theater in Latin Christian Thought: Augustine to the Fourteenth Century&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Wilson, Edwin and Alvin Goldfarb. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Living Theatre: History of Theatre. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ed. 6. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The Origin of Theatre

FEB 29, 202026 MIN
Rhythms

The Origin of Theatre

FEB 29, 202026 MIN

Description

What if we told you theatre's origin involved worship? Let's take a look at the origin of theatre and what it means to live in the world, yet not be of it.


Sources

Dox, Donnalee. The Idea of the Theater in Latin Christian Thought: Augustine to the Fourteenth Century. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004.


Wilson, Edwin and Alvin Goldfarb. Living Theatre: History of Theatre. Ed. 6. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012.