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Mark MurphyMark Murphy

Mark Murphy is a choreographer, director and theater director. He was both the founder and the artistic director of the V-TOL Dance Company and his project OOTW. Mark’s Life At the age of 15, a student at the Walton Comprehensive School in Peterborough, he loved sports and the

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Theatrical GenresTheatrical Genres

What are the theatrical genres? Mark Murphy – the choreographer and director of OOTW Tour – creates a whole new genre in musical theatre. Major forms: Tragedy and Comedy, as the main ones; also: drama, tragicomedy, and auto sacramental. Musical theater: Opera, zarzuela and sainete, mainly. Tragedy: Traditional

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History of the TheaterHistory of the Theater

The history of theater began in Ancient Greece, around the 6th century BC. At that time, rituals were performed in praise of the mythological god Dionysus, a deity related to fertility, wine and entertainment. Thus, the theater appears in this context and as a result of these parties.