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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Mechane

Performing arts; Theatre

In ancient Greek theatre a crane-like device used to enable actors and pieces of scenery to appear to fly through the air or be lowered from the heavens. See, deus ex machina. From this term we ...

Journeyman

Performing arts; Theatre

In Elizabethan theatre, members of a company who both acted and held an ownership interest in the company. Journeymen worked under a master in much the same manner as they had in mediaeval guilds.

Backdrop

Performing arts; Theatre

In England, called the backcloth. A painted canvas or plain surface upon which light could be shown, it was flown or hung from the grid and, in combination with wings, was used to form a set on ...

In Imperial Rome, the "ring" in which chariot races, feats of arms and animal exhibitions were held. In its modern sense, dating from the 18th century, it is the successor to the itinerant troupes of ...

Community theatre

Performing arts; Theatre

In its modern sense, refers to organisations of amateurs in a particular region or community who produce and perform plays. Community theatre as we know it traces its beginnings to the turn of the ...

Focus

Performing arts; Theatre

The process of aiming a lighting instrument so that it illuminates a particular portion of the stage, including angling the beam, sizing the beam, and determining whether the edge of the beam should ...