Parodos

Parodos (also parode and parodus; Ancient Greek: πάροδος, "entrance," plural parodoi), in the theater of ancient Greece, is either a side-entrance, or the first song sung by the chorus after its entrance from the side wings.

Side-entrance to the theater

The parodos is an entrance affording access either to the stage (for actors) or to the orchestra (for the chorus) of the ancient Greek theater. The parodoi are distinguished from the entrances to the stage from the skene, or stage building. The two parodoi are located on either side of the stage, between it and the theatron, or audience seating area. The term eisodos is also used.

Entrance song of the chorus

A "parodos" is also the ode sung by the chorus as it enters the orchestra. Usually the first choral song of the drama, the parodos typically follows the play's prologue.

References

Leacroft, Richard; Leacroft, Helen (1988). Theatre and Playhouse: An Illustrated Survey of Theatre Building from Ancient Greece to the Present Day. London: Methuen. p. 6. ISBN 0413529401.

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