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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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coup de théâtre
Performing arts; Theatre
A sudden, surprising turn of events that gives a new twist to the plot of a play.
agon
Performing arts; Theatre
The contest or dispute between two characters which forms a major part of the action in the Greek old comedy of Aristophanes.
anagnorisis
Performing arts; Theatre
The Greek word for 'recognition' or 'discovery', used by Aristotle in his Poetics to denote the turning point in a drama at which a character (usually the protagonist) recognizes the true state of ...
anti-masque
Performing arts; Theatre
A comic and grotesque piece of clowning that sometimes preceded the performance of a masque.
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.
Colosseum
Performing arts; Theatre
The Colosseum is the most extensive and most magnificent in the amphitheatres of ancient Rome, begun by Vespasian and completed in AD 80 by Titus. It rose in Rome, near the palace of Nero "Domus ...
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.
