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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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follow spot
Performing arts; Theatre
A high wattage, variable focus lighting instrument that is mounted so as to enable the operator follow performers on stage with the beam of light. The beam of light can be sharpened or diffused to ...
revolving stage
Performing arts; Theatre
A large circular platform set onto the permanent stage, which can be turned. It has a separate stage on each half, divided by a wall, usually of scenic flats. This permits the actors to play a scene ...
stage screw
Performing arts; Theatre
A large screw made so that is can be turned by hand. Used to fasten a stage brace or foot iron to the stage floor.
floodlight
Performing arts; Theatre
A lighting instrument that throws a wide, unfocused beam of light, "flooding" an area with illumination.
fresnel
Performing arts; Theatre
A lighting instrument with a graduated lens that throws a soft, generally defocused beam of light. Most fresnels allow for some control over the focus of the beam by means of a sliding mechanism.
cue sheet
Performing arts; Theatre
A list of cues from which a stage manager, lighting operator or sound technician works.
drama
Performing arts; Theatre
A literary work, such as a play, that tells a story through dialogue intended to be performed by actors. In theatre, the quality of being dramatic. In modern usage, the term drama has come to denote ...
