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Identify some of the similarities and differences between masks in Indian genres of performance and those used in ancient Greece and Rome.

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Although we have less information about Greek and Roman performances then Indian some of the primary differences between the two are in the amount of time spent performing plays. Both sometimes used the plays to vocalize a type of religious practice, and used the masks as a way to project certain “types” to the audience. (I'M LOST CONCERNING WHAT YOU ARE DRIVING AT WITH THIS PARAGRAPH)

In the Greek theatre a play was only shown once at a location and was preformed by male citizens of the city. It was a way of worshiping the God Dionysus and was a type of religious performance. Because the performances were always new, the masks had certain types the audience could identity with help understand the performance. (I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE) These maskS were made of wood and were helmet like. Unlike the Greek performances many Indian genres of performances were told multiple times and were performed in a more private setting. For instance, the Krsnanattam has performances every day of the year takes place in a the temple of Guruvayar in South India. People come to the temple to worship the gods and the actors put on one of 8 shows for the audience in honor of the Lord Krishna. Unlike what we know about the Greek and Roman masks, these vary depending on the area in India we are discussing. Although the Krsnanattam had two helmet masks used in their performances other areas use full face masks, and headdresses during performances. Like the Greek and Roman masks, many were types that would give the audience a sense of the character the actor was portraying. Such as the demon masks in the Ramlila and Ankiya Nat performances. (THERE ARE SOME GOOD POINTS IN THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH BUT YOU NEED TO RESHAPE THEM AND FOCUS THEM TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFECTIVE)

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