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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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@AndyTulin I know, I actually laughed in the theater when I heard it.
Estebomb (Steve) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:37:38 -0000
@AndyTulin I know, I actually laughed in the theater when I heard it.
@hugslenali i love everything about the theater but the sticky floor!
THOMASakatexast (THOMAS SOLIS) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:37:33 -0000
@hugslenali i love everything about the theater but the sticky floor!
im talking dialoge not talking like people in the theater... the acting is really aweful @stiiina
MikeFerri (MikeFerri) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:37:10 -0000
im talking dialoge not talking like people in the theater... the acting is really aweful @stiiina
Saw Avatar in IMAX 3D this evening, huge kudos to James Cameron for making a movie theater experience that's not to be missed.
scottmagnet (Scott Litman) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:36:00 -0000
Saw Avatar in IMAX 3D this evening, huge kudos to James Cameron for making a movie theater experience that's not to be missed.
next big event dis sunday at 923 nd da freedom theater and jan 2nd at 923 live meek millz performance
kev_nyce (kev nyce) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:35:56 -0000
next big event dis sunday at 923 nd da freedom theater and jan 2nd at 923 live meek millz performance
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance - Dream Theater. 46 minutos de puro Progressivo !
LeoBrow (Leonardo Brognoli) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:35:55 -0000
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance - Dream Theater. 46 minutos de puro Progressivo !

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