Imikhosi Dionysian

AmaGrikhi abamba imicimbi emikhulu lapho kuqala ukuvuna nalapho kuphela, ebuza futhi ebonga onkulunkulu. Ini UDionysus Wayeyindodana kankulunkulu futhi engumuntu ofayo, ungunkulunkulu wenzalo, isivuno samagilebhisi, izimila njll, unkulunkulu wewayini. Kuhlelo amadili e-dionysian bahamba ngamaphoyisa ngemoto enomfanekiso kaDionisios, abantu bamlandela, becula, bedansa futhi bephuza. Babulala imbuzi yeduna ukuze igazi lalo liqinise umhlaba (imikhovu), yingakho izwi usizi nokuthi kusuka kanjani ekubonakaleni kwekhorasi, kuthola igama comedia. Lapho amakhwaya ehlabelela futhi abanye bephendula, sesivele sinezingxoxo futhi yi-dithyramb, lapha sesivele sithola isisekelo seshashalazi, abantu abalingisayo nabantu ababukayo. Ngaphambi kothile, funda indaba, kwakukhona umlingiswa kuphela, manje umlingisi wayemele umlingiswa.

UThespis wayengumlingisi wokuqala, u-Aeschylus wasungula umlingisi wesibili (deuteragonist), uSophocles umlingisi wesithathu (triagonist), u-Euripides kwesinye isikhathi ubeka umlingisi wesine. Ekuqaleni i-chorus yayibaluleke kakhulu, bese ilahleka.

Inezinto ezinhle, abalingisi, ikhwaya, imvunulo, amasethi, imincintiswano, itiyetha. Isifihla-buso esasigqokwa ngabalingisi saba sibaluleke kakhulu, ngobukhulu obukhulu nemibala, ukuze babonakale kude. Kancane kancane imboni yemaski yabaluleka kakhulu. Ama-coturn anikeze ukuphakama okukhulu kumlingiswa ukuze umlingisi abe namandla kakhulu. Izingubo zazingama-tunikhi amade noma amafushane, noma zazigqoka njengabantu, kufakwa amaphedi ukugqamisa imigqomo futhi kwakuhambisana nokuphakama nesifihla-buso. Umhlobiso awunikwanga ukubaluleka, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nawo wahluzwa.

Ama-acoustics ayephelele, emgqeni wangaphambili nasemgqeni wokugcina. Bayakha ngaphandle, egqumeni ukuze babeke izitendi emthambekeni, zahlelwa ngendlela eyindilinga.

Izinhlobo zemidlalo yaseshashalazini bezi, usizi, amahlaya, idrama ehlekisayo. Itiyetha lamanje linothiswe ngezinto zesimanje ezifana nokukhanyisa nezinye izinsiza, kepha kusenezimpande ezifanayo.