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Theatre

Terms of or in relation to a collaborative form of fine art which uses live performances to express fictional or non-fictional stories to an audience in a particular place.

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Aria

Performing arts; Theatre

An operatic term denoting a highly formalised musical structure that expresses feeling or emotion rather than conveying information or advancing the action of a drama.

Claque

Performing arts; Theatre

The French word for a handclap, applied to a group of people hired by a theatre manager to applaud a performance, thus encouraging the paying audience to do likewise.

Theatre in the round

Performing arts; Theatre

Form of play presentation in which the stage is surrounded on all sides by the audience. One of the earliest forms of theatrical presentation, Theatre in the Round enjoyed a revival in interest as a ...

Vaudeville

Performing arts; Theatre

Form of show consisting of mixed specialty acts, including song, dance, acrobatics, comic skits and dramatic monologues. Pioneered by Tony Pastor in the 1860's and later by Benjamin Keith, and his ...

Playbill

Performing arts; Theatre

Form of theatrical adverdisement. Playbills can refer both to large posters used to promote a play or performance, as well as the programme or booklet containing theatre news and information about a ...

Costume

Performing arts; Theatre

Clothing and accessories worn by an actor in to signify period and portray character. While we often emphasise scenery and effects in today's theatre, costume can often be more important to an ...

Boards

Performing arts; Theatre

Component parts of the stage floor, running upstage to downstage, across joists running from left to right. To "tread the boards" means to be an actor.

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