Homework
1) Read the article and answer the following questions.

1. Why does the author compare a dislike of theater to a dislike of cheese?
2. What are the main characteristics of ballet according to the article?
3. What’s the main function of the pointe slipper?
4. Is ballet becoming a more and more dated type of performance?
5. What’s the major dofference between ‘cabare’ and other types of performance?
6. According to the article, comedy always gives some food for thought and is never created just to make people laugh, isn’t it?
7. Can drama be a musicle?
8. What example of a musical drama is given in the article?
9. What are similarities and differences between ‘farce’ and ‘comedy’? (You can use other sources besides the article to answer this question.)
10. What types of performance mentioned in the article can depict political events, in your opinion?
11. What are the main features of an immersive performance?
12. In what way is an improvised performance different from other types of performance?
13. What’s the difference between a kitchen sink drama and other types of drama?
14. What are the specificities of a melodrama?
15. What is the name of the art form in which the story is played through movement?
16. What are the differences between an opera and an operetta?
17. What are the differences between mime and pantomime? (You can use other sources besides the article to answer this question.)
18. Which type of performance can be called ‘an ode to country living’ and why?
19. What is the primary method of storytelling in physical theatre?
20. What type of performance can be described as «extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury»?
    21.What is «a two-hander» («a three-hander»)?

2) Find and write the name of the play for each genre described in the article.

3) Choose one contemporary play and give the summary of the play.