Performing arts

Performing arts

Referring to those forms of art which make use of the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium.

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revue

Performing arts; Theatre

From the French word for "survey", a revue consists of several short items -- songs, sketches, dances and monologues. Differs from music-hall and vaudeville performances, in which ...

scene

Performing arts; Theatre

From the Greek skene, which was set up on the circumference of the acting area and provided a place for the actors to change masks, etc. The skene is actually the precursor of ...

orchestra

Performing arts; Theatre

From the Greek word for "a dancing place". In ancient times was applied to the circular area where the chorus performed. In Roman theatres, it was the semi-circular area in front ...

comedy

Performing arts; Theatre

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 ...

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 ...

pantomime

Performing arts; Theatre

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

fabula

Performing arts; Theatre

Generic Latin term for a play. In Rome the term included several types of plays including: the fabula atellanae, or atellan farce, an early form of folk-based drama; fabula ...