se are the events that need the most attention. And that is precisely what Darwin set out to do. We have to really understand that theatre centuries ago was not the same as it is today. But, how far off is it? Watching Amazonian tribes act out their rituals is not that different. Similarly, Greek drama can be traced back to the worship of Dionysus. Historians have looked at this as the beginning of the evolution of present theatre. Generations after generations may have seen their ancestors worship rituals, and perhaps began to mimic. Again this goes back to Aristotles belief in human natures tendency to mimic. Perhaps though, they were no longer doing the movements of the rituals to call upon their gods, but rather, this was a way to remember their dead. And then even later, not doing it to remember their dead, but to entertain their living. I think that this is the basis of what theatre is today, and maybe tomorrow it will be something completely different. Fortunately people of the future will have great advantages of knowing where theyre theatre derived from, and why we performed like we did. We, on the other hand, are still trying to figure it out. We will never know, of course, the exact origin, but like most everything else in our past, missing pieces of the puzzle are going to have to be filled with temporary guesses. But most importantly, we need to remember that these are just mere guesses, not facts, and no one theory is ever going to be right or wrong....
