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USA: SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION TO MIR GIVEN ALL CLEAR

Higher Ed
Russian/Eng/Nat The U-S space agency NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to lift off late on Tuesday, on an historic mission to Russia's Mir space station. Discovery will be the last U-S shuttle to link up with...
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Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15

9th - 12th Standards
Who doesn't love a play where most of the characters die? Such deaths are a defining characteristic of many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the topic of an informational video on the Bard and his works. Along with outlining the plot elements...
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Where Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18

9th - 12th Standards
Oh, the drama! According to Plato, poetry is a false representation of reality and, to him, poetry included drama. The Puritans also despised theater, a topic the informational video explores. The narrator describes the controversial...
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Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism: Crash Course Theater #20

9th - 12th Standards
School children are not the only ones who have rules to follow! During the neoclassical period, the French established five main rules for plays. A video on theater history outlines those guidelines, as well as other elements of theater...
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Get Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play: Crash Course Theater #10

9th - 12th Standards
In the Middle Ages, theater left the church of moved outside to a secular stage. An interesting video describes the transition from pulpit to public venue, discussing common plot lines and other aspects of medieval drama. Animated...
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Antonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43

9th - 12th Standards
Despite spending many years in a sanatorium, Antonin Artaud became a well-known playwright. Video 43 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist describes the life work of the French playwright with a focus on the theater of...
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Instructional Video12:52
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The English Renaissance and NOT Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #13

9th - 12th Standards
Believe it or not, Shakespeare wasn't the only British playwright to rise to fame during the Renaissance. Writers other than the Bard make up the content of a video about British theater during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The...
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Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen: Crash Course Theater #11

9th - 12th Standards
Wigs, masks, demons, and Buddhism—what's not to love? All of these elements play a role in Japanese theater during the Middle Ages, a topic the informational video covers in depth. An engaging host shares an exhaustive overview of the...
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Federal Theatre and Group Theatre: Crash Course Theater #42

9th - 12th Standards
Method acting got its start in the 1930s. A video, the 42nd video in the Crash Course Theater and Drama playlist, describes the theater scene during the 1930s, including the introduction of method acting. Information on Waiting for...
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Instructional Video11:51
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Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theatre: Crash Course Theater #44

9th - 12th Standards
A video, number 44 on the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist, covers the work of Bertolt Brecht, who believed theater should be more than an escape from reality. Content covers a range of Brecht's styles and includes a summary of...
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Instructional Video11:57
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Beckett, Ionesco, and the Theater of the Absurd: Crash Course Theater #45

9th - 12th Standards
Life doesn't make sense, so theater shouldn't make sense either. A video about the theater of the absurd, the 45th installment of the Crash Course Drama and Theater series, discusses the unique movement in theater history. An overview of...
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The Birth of Off Broadway: Crash Course Theater #47

9th - 12th Standards
Many Broadway shows, including Hamilton, got their start off the infamous street. Video 47 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist focuses on the creation of Off-Broadway theater. Discussion centers around specific theaters and...
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Nostrils, Harmony with the Universe, and Ancient Sanskrit Theater: Crash Course Theater #7

9th - 12th Standards
Before Bollywood movies, Sanskrit theater ruled the stage in ancient India. Learn about rasas, bhavas, and categories of plays through the seventh video in the Crash Course Theater series that explores the first type of theater to appear...
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Why So Angry, German Theater? Crash Course Theater #27

9th - 12th
Believe it or not, German theater did not become established until years after theater in other European countries. A video describes the history of German theater starting in the late seventeenth century. After a discussion, viewers...

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