What is Farce Theater? The word farce (stuffing), essentially refers to a mixture. In the theater, the word designates in the first place, a small and mischievous play, in which it is mixed as a varied ingredient, in the representation. In other words, it is a small comic interlude introduced into a serious play. The… read more »
What is Monologue Theater? In theater, a monologue (from the Greek monos, alone, solitary” and logos, speech) is a speech delivered by a single character, most often to express his or her mental thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to address another character or the audience directly. Monologue, in theater as well as in literature and… read more »
What is Mime Theater? Mimic theater although often mistakenly labeled as dance, is a group of theatrical forms in which the performer presents a narrative through stylized gesture, a series of hand positions and mimetic illusions to interpret different characters, actions and scenery. Greco-Roman mime was a farce that emphasized mimetic action but included songs… read more »
What is Pedagogical Theater? This theater emerged in the 20th century, and theater pedagogy has developed separately from theater education, with the distinction that the theater teacher usually teaches the method, theory and/or practice of acting alone, while theater pedagogy integrates both art and education to develop and strengthen social awareness. In an international context,… read more »
What is Puppet Theater? It is a type of theatrical presentation that uses two-dimensional or three-dimensional puppets operated by actors called puppeteers, who are usually hidden from the audience behind a screen. Each of the many types of presentation is determined by the type of puppet used and the control system. Puppets include marionettes, which… read more »
What is the Open Air Theater? It is the theater that is placed in the open air, but a canopy can be placed over the audience to protect it from sunlight and rain. It was a stage well suited for rhetoric and poetry, where the imagination of the audience could be stimulated. This theater is… read more »
What is Tragicomedy Theater? Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play that contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood, or a serious play with a happy ending. Tragicomedy is a literary device used… read more »
What is Children’s Theater? Children’s theater is believed to have begun in the late 19th century in Europe and took the form of touring companies with dramatizations of folk and fairy tales, the first to be widely recognized was Barrie’s Peter Pan (1904) in the United Kingdom. Another successful children’s theater is Milne’s Toad of… read more »
What is the Comic Theater? The historical origins of this theater are complex, because it is a freer theater in its form, rooted in the political news of the moment, the comedy seeks through laughter to highlight and denounce the shortcomings of contemporaries. The farce, the buffoonery, the recourse to fairy tales, the provocative satire,… read more »
What is tragic theater? Tragic theater is a dramatic or literary work in which the main character is ruined or suffers extreme grief, mostly as a result of a tragic flaw, moral weakness or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. Tragic theater is considered a branch of drama that deals in a serious and dignified… read more »