Performing Arts Terminology

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Creativity:

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Using your imagination to generate ideas and bring them to life.

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Performance:

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Showing your piece to an audience.

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Rehearse:

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Spending time creating and then practicing your piece , developing it over time.

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Constructive criticism:

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Taking feedback and responding by improving your piece.

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Characterisation:

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Developing a role through body and voice.

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Actor neutral:

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Stripping away the physical expression creating a blank canvas.

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Stimulus:

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The starting point of a performance.

Script, music, object, poem, theme or keyword

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Motivation:

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The reason for a characters actions, desires and needs.

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Script:

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A piece that shows what the characters should say and do in a performance.

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Theme:

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The subject or topic of a piece.

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Blocking:

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The pathway of performer takes on stage.

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Devising:

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Creating a piece based on a stimulus.

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Lighting:

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The use of lights to create a particular atmosphere.

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Props:

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Items used within a performance.

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Sound:

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Adding accompaniment to a piece whether live or recorded.

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Costume:

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The clothing a performer would wear to show character or visual aesthetic.

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Set:

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Backdrops and items used to create a setting.

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Context:

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The world of the play.