C2 - Lesson 8 - The Arts Flashcards
The office where tickets of admission are sold. could be online or it could be an actual physical place where they sell the tickets/ where you can buy the tickets.
Box office
Ex:
- I can buy the tickets from the box office on my way home.
Central area on a theatre stage (where most actors prefer to be, right where everyone can see them
Centre stage
Ex:
The girl stood centre stage, with a single spotlight on her, singing her heart out
A room in which the actors change their clothes. There can be one long room that all the actors share or each actor can have their separate rooms to get changed
Dressing room
Ex:
She went into the dressing room to change clothes for the scene where she would marry the Prince.
Backstage room where performers rest or have visitors. In some theatres dressing rooms/ access the same area due to limited space
Green room
Ex: During the break the actors had their lunch in Green room
Lights that illuminates the audience’s part of a theatre.
Houselights
Ex:
The show ended and the house lights came up.
When you arrive the house lights will be on so you can see where your seat is
Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra sits, which is the reason why you usually can’t see the orchestra during an opera.
Orchestra pit
Ex:
The conductor is typically positioned at the front of the orchestral pit facing the stage
A lamp that produces a strong beam of light used to focus attention on a stage performer/ a focused light focused on a stage performer
Spotlight
Ex:
The spotlight was on the lead.
Actors love to be in the spotlight and the spotlight follows them around the stage
an area to the side of the stage out of sight of the audience.
wing
Ex: Romeo and Juliet were waiting in the wing for their final scene.
an actor may be waiting in the wing until it’s time for them to act in their scene.
The actors in a play/all the actors that are in a play.
Cast
Ex:
After their performance, the cast came out and bowed in front of the audience
Someone who designs or supplies costumes /person who decides how clothes are going to look etc.
Costume designer
Ex:
She wanted to be a costume designer for a period drama
Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action
Regissör
Director
Ex:
The director usually thinks they are the most important part in a theatre play
Ingmar Bergman is a renowned director in Sweden
A member of the cast who is a minor actor in crowd scenes
Extra
Ex:
He was an extra in Mamma Mia during the stag do/stag party
An actor who plays a principal role, a main role / the actor who is playing the main character
Lead
Ex:
She had dreamt of being the lead in a big musical
Someone who writes plays, they write the script for the plays
Playwright
Ex:
On the premiere we got the opportunity to see the playwright’s script play out in reality
Someone who finances and supervises the making of a show / a * controls the money for a play
Producer
Ex:
The producer laid out the budget for the play
Crew of workers who move scenery etc. and make sure the stage is working properly / people who help with the props on stage.
stage crew
Ex:
The stage crew went in on the stage manager’s cue
someone who supervises the physical aspects of a show, the stage when the show is on / person responsible for the props on the stage and the person who delegates tasks to the stage crew
stage manager
Ex: The stage crew went in on the stage manager’s cue
an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
understudy
Ex: If the lead gets ill we have an understudy that is ready to spring into their place.
a test of the suitability of a performer
audition/casting
Ex:
During auditions they especially looked for someone with great charisma.
an appearance by actors at the end of the show in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience. when they bow or curtsy to the audience’s applause
curtain call
Ex: The actors received flowers during curtain call.
a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes and with props shortly before the first performance.
dress rehearsal
Ex: They say that if you have a bad dress rehearsal it means the actual performance is going to be great.
an extra performance in response to audience demand. If the actors have come on for a curtain call and when they go off the audience want them to come back, the actors will have an * of the curtain call. Very often in a concert, an * will be another song at the end.
encore
Ex:
She played one of her older songs as her encore.
a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene.
flashback
Ex: There was a flashback in the play to when she was a child and saw the elves for the first time.
a theatrical performance held during daytime
matinee
Ex: She liked to go to a matinee once a week, when the children were at school.
a dramatic speech by a single actor, not a conversation
monologue
an introduction to the play. Gives you an idea what the play is going to be about
prologue
a practice session in preparation for a public performance
rehearsal
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
script
very skillful and quick in the way you think or move
adroit
synonyms: skillful
Ex: Olivia Rodrigo’s music featured some adroitly dancers.
artists whose work are very original and modern in comparison to the period in which they live.
avant-garde
synonyms: modern, forward-thinking, pioneer
Ex: Billie Eilish album When we fall asleep where do we all go, is considered to be avant-garde, because she has produced some music that is very unique.
having no limit
Boundless
synonyms: unlimited, limitless
Ex: When Billie Eilish made her debut album she was boundless genre wise, and had songs from different genres.
causing or likely to cause strong admiration
dazzling
synonyms: stunning, bedazzle, incandescent
Ex: The SOUR prom video was dazzling.
disruptive
synonyms: unsettling
Ex: She liked “Snabba Cash” but thought the ending was disruptive.
eclectic
synonym: wide-ranging, varied
Ex: Her taste in music is eclectic and ranges from rap to jazz
impeccable
synonym: flawless, perfect, faultless
Ex: The self-portraits were impeccable.
layered
synonym: complex
Ex: The documentary showed the layered story of twins being separated through adoption.
moving
synonyms: poignant, touching
Ex: The film was so poignant it brought tears from his eyes
studied
very carefully and intentionally done
synonyms: deliberate
Ex: The artist was renowned for his studied landscape paintings
surreal
synonyms: dreamlike
Ex: Her paintings displayed surreal landscapes in a cold colour palette.
unforgettable
synonyms: memorable
Ex: She thought the exhibition was unforgettable.
