- ''For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation)
Theatre or
theater (Greek "theatron", "θέατρον") is the branch of the
performing arts concerned with
acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. In addition to the standard narrative dialogue style, theatre takes such forms as
opera,
ballet,
mime,
kabuki,
classical Indian dance,
Chinese opera,
mummers' plays, and
pantomime.
Overview of theatre
"
Drama" (literally translated,
Action, from a verbal root meaning "I do") is that branch of theatre in which speech, either from written text (
plays), or
improvised is paramount. "
Musical theatre" is a form of theatre combining
music,
songs,
dance routines, and spoken
dialogue. However, theatre is more than just what one sees on
stage. Theatre involves an entire world behind the scenes that creates the costumes, sets and lighting to make the overall effect interesting. There is a particularly long tradition of
political theatre, intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change. Various creeds,
Catholicism for instance, have built upon the entertainment value of theatre and created (for example)
passion plays,
mystery plays and
morality plays.
There is an enormous variety of philosophies, artistic processes, and theatrical approaches to creating plays and drama. Some are connected to political or spiritual ideologies, and some are based on purely "artistic" concerns. Some processes focus on a story, some on theatre as an event, some on theatre as a catalyst for social change. According to Aristotle's seminal theatrical critique Poetics, there are six elements necessary for theatre. They are Plot, Character, Idea, Language, Song, and Spectacle. The 17th-century Spanish writer Lope de Vega wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards, two actors, and one passion". Others notable for their contribution to theatrical philosophy are Konstantin Stanislavski, Antonin Artaud, Bertolt Brecht, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, Jerzy Grotowski.
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Radio Theatre - Twitter SearchOCC Rep presents 'Lutz Radio Hour' at Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage Theatre through 12/27 http://tinyurl.com/ycjmolvorangecoast (Orange Coast College) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:51:51 -0000
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on the air: "Aunt Beast's Radio Theatre" [rock, 2hr, http://wtju.net/stream] There is such a thing as a tesseract... Lady D and DJ Law...wtju911fm (WTJU 91.1FM UVa) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:00:03 -0000
on the air: "Aunt Beast's Radio Theatre" [rock, 2hr, http://wtju.net/stream] There is such a thing as a tesseract... Lady D and DJ Law...
Just as I'm about to leave, we're let into the theatre. Radio silence until this movie ends & I head back to Miami for some @bearsurprise.nitroslick (Nick Boisson) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:11:21 -0000
Just as I'm about to leave, we're let into the theatre. Radio silence until this movie ends & I head back to Miami for some @bearsurprise.
New Dates: "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" @ Cygnet at Old Town Theatre (San Diego, CA) http://bit.ly/5kkyVEGoldstarSD (Goldstar San Diego) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:59:20 -0000
New Dates: "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" @ Cygnet at Old Town Theatre (San Diego, CA) http://bit.ly/5kkyVE
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