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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Flats or drapes placed at each side of the stage, either facing or obliquely towards the audience. As many as eight pairs could be used, although the average number was two or three. Used to mask the ...

scen

Performing arts; Theatre

Från den grekiska skene, som inrättades i omkretsen av området agera och som en plats för aktörer att ändra masker, etc. Skene är faktiskt föregångaren av landskap i moderna drama, eftersom det kom ...

orkester

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 ...

komedi

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. ...

mellanspel

Performing arts; Theatre

Från den latinska interludium (mellan spelar) avser termen en kort dramatiska skiss i tidiga engelska drama. Korta, lätta bitarna skulle utföras mellan agerar av allvarligare lekar.

pantomim

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.

mask

Performing arts; Theatre

Huvud-klänning används för att täcka ansiktet och aktiverar bäraren att skildra ett visst tecken eller djur. I teater avser termen ofta de masker som bärs av aktörer i grekiska tragedier. Vissa ...