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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Performing arts; Theatre

Term from Elizabethan theatre to describe those members of the company who owned a part interest in the wardrobe and playbooks, as opposed to apprentices, who were not paid, and ...

aside

Performing arts; Theatre

Sometimes referred to as breaking the proscenium or breaking the fourth wall, the term refers to a speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience about the action of ...

scenery

Performing arts; Theatre

Term used to describe everything on stage (except props) used to represent the place at which action is occurring.

curtain

Performing arts; Theatre

Sometimes referred to as the " grand drape" or "main drape", the curtain is a screen, usually made of cloth, used to separate the stage from the auditorium.

off-broadway

Performing arts; Theatre

Term used to describe theatres and playhouses in New York City not located on or near Broadway in the maintstream theatre. Such playhouses came into being during the 1950's as a ...