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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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revue
Performing arts; Theatre
From the French word for "survey", a revue consists of several short items -- songs, sketches, dances and monologues. Differs from music-hall and vaudeville performances, in which a succession of ...
scene
Performing arts; Theatre
From the Greek skene, which was set up on the circumference of the acting area and provided a place for the actors to change masks, etc. The skene is actually the precursor of scenery in modern ...
orchestra
Performing arts; Theatre
From the Greek word for "a dancing place". In ancient times was applied to the circular area where the chorus performed. In Roman theatres, it was the semi-circular area in front of the stage ...
comedy
Performing arts; Theatre
From the Greek, "revel-song", it originally referred to satiric plays of Aristophanes and Menander, as distinguished from the more pastoral "satyr plays" that may have pre-dated Dionysian tragedies. ...
interlude
Performing arts; Theatre
From the Latin interludium (between the play), the term refers to a short dramatic sketch in early English drama. The short, light pieces would be performed between the acts of more serious plays.
pantomime
Performing arts; Theatre
From the Latin pantomimus, or "player of many parts". Through misunderstanding it came to mean description of a story by means of expression and movement only.
fabula
Performing arts; Theatre
Generic Latin term for a play. In Rome the term included several types of plays including: the fabula atellanae, or atellan farce, an early form of folk-based drama; fabula palliata, which were based ...
