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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

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"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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Watching Up in the Air in the biggest theater ever! Zoe is up front. http://yfrog.com/auq95j
gregbrown (Greg Brown) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:23:13 -0000
Watching Up in the Air in the biggest theater ever! Zoe is up front. http://yfrog.com/auq95j
@macartney yeah, I hate the angelika but it is close to where I work... I like the sunshine theater.
whereisjeannie (Somewhere is Jeannie) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:22:52 -0000
@macartney yeah, I hate the angelika but it is close to where I work... I like the sunshine theater.
Maybe I've missed something. I could have swore District 9 had subtitles specific to only the aliens in the theater. Such is not for the DVD
benac (Ben C.) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:22:51 -0000
Maybe I've missed something. I could have swore District 9 had subtitles specific to only the aliens in the theater. Such is not for the DVD
how the fxck was I in the same movie theater as my sister & didn't even kno till were walking out & I felt that someone was behind me
AOutrageous (Ashley Outrageous) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:22:38 -0000
how the fxck was I in the same movie theater as my sister & didn't even kno till were walking out & I felt that someone was behind me
is it bad that i smile everytime i see donny & omar shoot every nazi in sight at that theater?
justin_hokie (Justin Velasquez) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:22:13 -0000
is it bad that i smile everytime i see donny & omar shoot every nazi in sight at that theater?
#onlyahoewould Give Head In The The Movie Theater smdhh !
NayLite (Lanaysia Augustine) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:21:38 -0000
#onlyahoewould Give Head In The The Movie Theater smdhh !

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