Theatrical Genres
31 entries in the Theatrical Genres compendium.
Theatrical styleConventions governing performance, divided into realistic and non-realistic.AfterpieceA short comic piece concluding a theatrical evening.AnguraJapanese avant-garde underground theater movement of the 1960s–70s.Black light theatreA theatrical style using UV light and blackness to create illusions.Boulevard theatre (aesthetic)A Parisian theatrical aesthetic of comedies and dramas avoiding controversy.Box houseA low-class theater and brothel in western North America.Brecht ForumMarxist educational and cultural center in Brooklyn, New York.Café-théâtreFrench small-scale theatre venues serving drinks and launching comedy stars.CantastoriaStory-singer performance using images to accompany narration or song.CarpaTent theater that entertained Mexico's working class with satire and variety.Cine-varietyLive acts and films combined for one admission fee.City comedyRealistic, satirical comedies set in early modern London.Comédie en vaudevillesParisian comedy with lyrics set to popular vaudeville tunes.Comédie-balletBaroque French drama blending spoken play with music and dance.Comedy thrillerSuspense and humor coexist, each reinforcing the other.Community theatreTheatre made by, with, or for a community.Cuban musical theatreCuban musical theatre fused African and European traditions on stage.Devised theatreCollaborative creation of theatrical work through ensemble improvisation and physical performance.Dinner theaterA blend of dining and live theatrical performance.Documentary theatreTheatre built from real documents and recorded words.Drawing roomA room for entertaining, giving name to a theatrical genre.EntremésShort comic interlude in 16th-17th century Spanish drama.ExodiumA comic afterpiece performed after Roman tragedies.Expressionism (theatre)A German-born movement using distortion to express inner truths.ExtravaganzaA spectacular theatrical form blending burlesque, pantomime, and fantasy.FéerieA French spectacle of fantasy, magic, and mechanical wonder.French history in the English-speaking theatreEnglish-language plays drawing on French historical events and figures.Fringe theatreTheatre produced outside mainstream institutions, often small-scale and non-traditional.Gang ShowScout and Guide theatrical productions performed worldwide.Gig theatreTheatre that blends storytelling with live music performance.Grand GuignolParisian theater that defined graphic horror entertainment.
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