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ORIGINS OF THEATRE Theatre has always existed in societies, in form or another. Many things have the elements of theatre, but are different from theatre as an art form. Some of these things are parades, game shows, sports, dances, religious services and political campaigns. There is no clear evidence as the where the origins of theatre come from, but there are many theories, though they are mainly speculations. Five theories are storytelling, movement/dance, judicial system, revolutionary discoveries and the ritual theory, which is the most accepted, but also most questioned theory. Storytelling was when a narrator elaborated the writing by doing impersonations. It was both enjoyable and natural. Movement and dance was when people imitated the physical behaviours of animals as well as humans, and usually wore skin as garments. Speech was eventually added to the performances. With the judicial system, the need to converse in court needed expansion. There...

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