theatricality

the·at·ri·cal

T0145900 (thē-ăt′rĭ-kəl) also the·at·ric (-rĭk)adj.1. Of, relating to, or suitable for dramatic performance or the theater.2. Marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior; affectedly dramatic.3. Of or relating to a film that is being shown in movie theaters: The blockbuster's theatrical revenue was much higher than anticipated.n.1. A stage performance, especially by amateurs.2. theatricals Affectedly dramatic gestures or behavior; histrionics.

the·at′ri·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), the·at′ri·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n.the·at′ri·cal·ly adv.

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theatricality - an artificial and mannered qualitystaginessartificiality - the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally

theatricality

nounShowy mannerisms and behavior:exhibitionism, staginess, theatricalism, theatricalness.

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戏剧性

theatre

(ˈθiətə) (American) theater noun1. a place where plays, operas etc are publicly performed. 戏院2. plays in general; any theatre. Are you going to the theatre tonight?剧场3. (also ˈoperating-theatre) a room in a hospital where surgical operations are performed. Take the patient to the theatre; (also adjective) a theatre nurse. 手术室（也作形容词：手术室的） theˈatrical (-ˈӕ-) adjective1. of theatres or acting. a theatrical performance/career. 舞台的（或剧场的） 2. (behaving) as if in a play; over-dramatic. theatrical behaviour.戏剧性的theˈatrically adverb戏剧性地theˌatriˈcality (θiatriˈkӕ-) noun戏剧性theˈatricals (-ˈӕ-) noun plural dramatic performances. He's very interested in amateur theatricals. 戏剧演出，舞台表演艺术 the theatre1. the profession of actors. He's in the theatre. （职业）戏剧演员 2. drama. His special interest is the theatre.戏剧

Theatricality

(1) A specific artistic quality that is inherent to a work of the theatrical arts and that distinguishes it from other genres of art by a special aesthetic nature and unique means of expression.

(2) The Russian form of the word, teatral’nost’, may be used to mean the distinctive stage language of any given playwright, which determines the entire artistic structure of the play and the manner in which it is performed. For example, one may speak of the teatral’nost’ of Shakespeare, Ostrovskii, or Chekhov.

(3) The undisguised use of theatrical devices; a conscious emphasis on the means of stage expression. Theatricality, typical of all forms of folk theater, became an organic trait of the professional stage. It was used by directors in the early 20th century in their struggle against the philistine bourgeois theater and was a means of bringing the contemporary stage closer to the sources of folk culture. Improvisation, pantomime, the grotesque, masks, and other devices have also been used in the realistic theater of the second half of the 20th century.

REFERENCES

Stanislavsky, K. S. Sobr. soch., vol. 1. Moscow, 1954.
Meyerhold, V. E. Stat’i, pis’ma, rechi, besedy, parts 1–2. Moscow, 1968.
Vstrechis Meierkhol’dom: Sb. vospominanii. Moscow, 1967.
Evg. Vakhtangov: Materialy i stat’i. Moscow, 1959.
Tairov, A. Ia. Zapiski rezhissera: Stat’i, besedy, rechi, pis’ma. Moscow, 1970.
Boiadzhiev, G. N. Teatral’nost’ i pravda. Moscow-Leningrad, 1945.
Berkovskii, N. Ia. “Stanislavsky i estetika teatra.” In his Literatura i teatr. Moscow, 1969.

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noun showy mannerisms and behavior

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noun an artificial and mannered quality

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