''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.

More on [ Theatre ]

Theatre - Twitter Search

It was a theatre and she was an Angel with a little STAR.They asked her to stay quiet and to not move but when her teacher started to sing
laratessele (paula ferreira) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:49 -0000
It was a theatre and she was an Angel with a little STAR.They asked her to stay quiet and to not move but when her teacher started to sing
Can Theatre affect thought, behavior and social action?
AdamNicholasB (Adam Nicholas B) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:41 -0000
Can Theatre affect thought, behavior and social action?
Really? There's people camping outside the RO music theatre to go see Justin Bieber?
katieannegorman (Katie Gorman) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:35 -0000
Really? There's people camping outside the RO music theatre to go see Justin Bieber?
Mumbai never sleeps! at 10 45 pm, the theatre is half full for new moon!
natashawig (Natasha Wig) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:29 -0000
Mumbai never sleeps! at 10 45 pm, the theatre is half full for new moon!
argh can't decide what should be my 1 theatre movie per 6 month treat: http://bit.ly/1WRObd or http://bit.ly/Vdfxb
regalmermaid (Ariel King) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:17 -0000
argh can't decide what should be my 1 theatre movie per 6 month treat: http://bit.ly/1WRObd or http://bit.ly/Vdfxb
I got a "Jew-Doku" today from my Secret Holiday Buddy at Children's Theatre.
SidSolomon (Sid Solomon) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:09 -0000
I got a "Jew-Doku" today from my Secret Holiday Buddy at Children's Theatre.

Subscribe to Theatre RSS feed