Outline of theatre
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to theatre:
Theatre (also theater) – branch of the performing arts and a collaborative form of fine art involving live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event (such as a story) through acting before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of speech, gesture, mime, puppets, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience.
Theatre may be described as all of the following:
Chronological movements of the Western tradition include:
African Theatre includes:
There are a variety of genres that writers, producers and directors can employ in theatre to suit a variety of tastes:
There are a variety of theatrical styles used in theatre and drama. These include
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