More about religion and theatre

We can search theatre origins in dionysian culture and rituals but even in the classic era, theatre was meant to be mostly art, entertainment and competition and less religion. It is a misconception, if one believes that attending theatre in Greece was something like going to church. (www.legalcenter.gr) The show target was to entertain, to criticize the politicians, to teach history, to praise the ancestors and Gods of course. The priest of Dionysus was a prominent member of the spectators, just like the high ranked archbishobs of nowadays...

Nobody out there ?

Hard to believe it ... No theatre lovers out there ? Six months without a single post...
Maybe the Ancient Greek Theatre site covers your needs and there is no need for the blog.