Evolutions of Ancient Greek Theater

Greek Theater and all it's evolutions derive from the celebration and honor of the god Dionysus. Throughout time there were two main types of theater that became dominant, these were the art of drama or tragedy and the art of Comedy. These two branches became the most popular among Greek's and came to flourish into how modern entertainment is made today. When you think of what most entertainment is today it is still generally split up into either tragedy or comedy. Tragedy began as part of the annual spring celebration where choral groups sang and honored the god Dionysus. Comedy emerged from very early slapstick comedic processions and eventually evolved into the Athenian satire which included everything from sexual jokes to comedy about the common frivolities that people knew.