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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Flats or drapes placed at each side of the stage, either facing or obliquely towards the audience. As many as eight pairs could be used, although the average number was two or three. Used to mask the ...

book flats

Performing arts; Theatre

Flats which are hinged together and then opened to form one large flat.

masque

Performing arts; Theatre

Form of entertainment during the late middle ages, Renaissance through the Reformation, which combined poetry, music, scenery and elaborate costumes. Like mystery plays and pageants, masques ...

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 program or booklet containing theatre news and information about a ...

noh play

Performing arts; Theatre

Formal, lyrical drama of Japan with roots tracing back to the 12th Century. The plays have no scenery and little if any conflict -- drawing upon Buddhist scriptures and mythology of Japan and China ...