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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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Ludus
Performing arts; Theatre
The plural is Ludii. Latin for recreation or play. From this term, translated into the vernacular, we have the English "play" and the German "Spiele".
Off book
Performing arts; Theatre
The point during rehearsals at which actors have memorised their lines and no longer must read from the script.
Italian run
Performing arts; Theatre
A rehearsal rate at a much higher in which the actors deliver their lines and perform the action of speed, usually trying to run the rehearsal at "double time". Used to help with the common problem ...
Academic drama
Performing arts; Theatre
A dramatic tradition which arose from the Renaissance, in which the works of Plautus, Terence and other ancient dramatists were performed in schools and colleges.
Anti-masque
Performing arts; Theatre
A comic and grotesque piece of clowning that sometimes preceded the performance of a masque.
Dramatis personae
Performing arts; Theatre
The Latin phrase for 'persons of the play', used to refer collectively to the characters represented in a dramatic work.
