Synods Tropes Asses and Fools
The History Of European Theatre - A podcast by Philip Rowe - Mondays
Episode 50The Synod of Winchester issued direction on the performance of the Trope in 960 and the door was open for further developments on other feast days.Then a look at other church festivals with dramatic elements. The Boy Bishop, The Day of Fools and the Festival of the Ass.And in the late twelfth century the Trope starts to get too big for the likes of some in the church as stage directions get more complicated and props and scenery get put to use to represent individual places and characters.You can support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
