Theatre

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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Literally "comedy of the profession", Commedia dell'Arte originated in Northern Italy and was more popular in that country and France than in England. The emphasis is on stock characters with which ...

carnival

Performing arts; Theatre

Literally, carnem vale, or "farewell to meat", carnival is the pre-lenten festival of the Christian world. Carnival was one of the more significant Christian holidays that, through its pageants and ...

monologue

Performing arts; Theatre

Long speech by a single actor. Similar to soliloquy. The speech is generally made by the actor as if speaking to himself and is revealing of his or her thoughts or feelings.

strip light

Performing arts; Theatre

Low-wattage lamps, usually set in a metal trough, and used to illuminate a cyc, sky-drop or the back wall of flats on stage.

spike marks

Performing arts; Theatre

Marks on the stage floor, made with tape or paint, to designate where pieces of scenery are to be placed. Particularly useful for scene changes, spike marks often consist of luminous paint or ...

ground row

Performing arts; Theatre

Masking element of flats or low platforms used to mask the bottom of a cyclorama or rear wall of a set and hide the strips of lighting instruments used to illuminate them.

realism

Performing arts; Theatre

Movement in the theatre at the end of 19th Century to replace the declamatory style of the "well-made play". While Shakespeare may have had Hamlet instruct the actors to move and speak "naturally" ...