Theatre

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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Cloth

Performing arts; Theatre

In the U.S., we refer to this as a "drop". Usually a painted piece of canvas or muslin flown in to represent scenery. It may also be of plain cloth or scrim material.

Stage direction

Performing arts; Theatre

Indications in a script for entrances and exits, and for movement in relation to the set within a particular scene.

From the Greek, "revel-song", it originally referred to satiric plays of Aristophanes and Menander, as distinguished from the more pastoral "satyr plays" that may have pre-dated Dionysian tragedies. ...

Interlude

Performing arts; Theatre

From the Latin interludium (between the play), the term refers to a short dramatic sketch in early English drama. The short, light pieces would be performed between the acts of more serious plays.

Pantomime

Performing arts; Theatre

From the Latin pantomimus, or "player of many parts". Through misunderstanding it came to mean description of a storey by means of expression and movement only.

Gallery

Performing arts; Theatre

In 19th century theatre, the highest and cheapest seats in the house; often consisting of simple benches without backs. Those who occupied the gallery were sometimes referred to as "the gods", and ...

Kothornoi

Performing arts; Theatre

In addition to the masks worn by the actors in Greek tragedy, high-soled boots called kothornoi were employed to give them added height. An alternate spelling is cothurnus. The equivalent soft ...