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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set

Performing arts; Theatre

The surroundings on stage, visisble to the audience, in which the action of a play develops.

tetrology

Performing arts; Theatre

The trilogy of tragedies performed at the annual competition on the feast of Dionysus in ancient Athens.

tormentors

Performing arts; Theatre

The two vertical flats (sometimes drapes) directly behind the main curtain that can be moved to adjust the size of the proscenium opening. With the horizontal teaser suspended ...

cue

Performing arts; Theatre

The words or actions at which an actor is expected to deliver a line or a crew member is expected to perform some task.

youth theatre

Performing arts; Theatre

Theatre designed to be directed and performed by young people. TCT maintains a Summer Youth Theatre program in which young people are encouraged to design and create the set and ...

muses, the

Performing arts; Theatre

There were nine muses in Greek mythology -- the daughters of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. Three of these were particularly connected with theater: Melpomene, the muse of ...