https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz curated by Sophia Martinez en-us 2020-04-30 03:51:06 UTC 2024-10-17 07:20:09 UTC hello@padlet.com jnk251 https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/540866046 This exhibition explores the theaters used in Greece, Hellenistic and in early Imperial Rome. These theaters were used in ancient times for a variety of events. These events range from religious healing to gladiatorial contests to music concerts and entertainment. These theaters were built to seat 5,000 to 80,000 of thousands people. The theaters are built in such a way that the acoustics reach all the way to the top. ]]> 2020-04-30 04:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/540866046 jnk251 https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/540896865 The Theatre of Epidauros is a theatre in the city of Epidauros, Greece, used for hosting entertainment events such as; music, or even drama re-enactments. What makes this theatre special is it's brilliant architecture which was acoustically built for everyone to hear the entertainment no matter where they were seated.]]> 2020-04-30 04:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/540896865 jnk251 https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/540923469 The Flavian Amphitheater is an entertainment theater in the city of Pozzuoli, Italy. The purpose of the Amphiteatre was to provide a venue for entertainment to the people of Pozzuoli. This construction can hold about roughly 50,000 spectators and was infamous for holding prosecutions, which was seen as an adequate punishment at the time.]]> 2020-04-30 05:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/540923469 jnk251 https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/541062859 The Odean of Herodes Atticus theater was built in Athens, Greece. And much like the Epidauros theatre, it served as an entertainment setting that often held theatrical plays and singers. Herodes Atticus, a highly valued politician ordered the construction of this theatre in memory of his wife. At the time the venue could only hold 5,000 spectators until it was destroyed and rebuilt. This famous theatre is still used today for modern musical events .]]> 2020-04-30 07:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jnk251/pcbxf94zu9dw50oz/wish/541062859