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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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pin rail
Performing arts; Theatre
A part of the fly-loft in some theatres in which belaying pins are inserted and to which hand worked lines from the scenery are run, controlled and tied off.
bard
Performing arts; Theatre
A person who composed and recited heroic or epic poems, often accompanied by lyre or harp. "The Bard" is now synonymous with William Shakespeare.
light plot
Performing arts; Theatre
A plan for the lighting of a play. A light plot consists of scale drawing of each electric with the instruments hung from each, and areas of the stage to be illuminated by each ...
open stage
Performing arts; Theatre
A platform stage surrounded on three sides by the audience. Derives from the thrust stage of the Elizabethan theatre.
boat truck
Performing arts; Theatre
A platform, built on casters, that can be used to move set pieces and scenery on and off stage. A larger variant is called the wagon stage, and can be used to transport entire ...
dance
Performing arts; Theatre
A precursor, if not the earliest form of theatre. Dance in primitive theatre has evolved into the choreography of Broadway musicals, ballet, and interpretative theatre.
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