Undirected Blog #2

Everyone has gone to a concert, sports event or play. We have them in these huge theaters. These theaters date back to the 4th century BCE and later. In this picture of the Epidauros theater, it shows that still to this day we have the same constructive layout. However, back then the theater was used for more that just entertainment. It was a way to bring religious beliefs into plays, music, and dance. The theaters consisted of elevated seating for the audience. If the theater was permanent, the tiers of seats were cut into the side of a hill and then later on they were made of stone.

Here is the HP Pavilion. It has the same form but just more advanced. It is used for all sorts of things like for example hockey games. Like the Epidauros theater, it has the same seating style. However, the HP Pavilion is a complete circle or oval. The Epidauros was only a semicircle with a two tiered structure made up of vertical skene that blocked the back stage. This is normal for theaters. I wanted to compare these two because they are made up of almost the same material. The Pavilion is made of concrete and the Epidauros is made of stone or dirt.