Theatrical
adjective
Relates to the theater or plays, performances, acting in the theater.
They attended the theatrical performance of Romeo and Juliet.
Often appears as...
- theatrical performance
- theatrical play
adjective
Showing a lot of emotion or attempt to attract attention, often in a way that is not sincere.
His reaction was overly theatrical.
Often appears as...
- theatrical gesture
- theatrical performance
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Disapproving
adjective
Relates to the theater or plays, performances, acting in the theater.
They attended the theatrical performance of Romeo and Juliet.
Often appears as...
- theatrical performance
- theatrical play
adjective
Showing a lot of emotion or attempt to attract attention, often in a way that is not sincere.
His reaction was overly theatrical.
Often appears as...
- theatrical gesture
- theatrical performance
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Arts Association
Often used when discussing topics related to drama, plays, or the performing arts industry.
She studied theatrical design at the arts college.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Live
Can refer to recorded performances or movies that have dramatic elements similar to a stage play.
The theatrical release of the film was postponed.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Level
Implies a high degree of professionalism and quality, as in professional theater.
The cast delivered a truly theatrical performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Arts Association
Often used when discussing topics related to drama, plays, or the performing arts industry.
She studied theatrical design at the arts college.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Live
Can refer to recorded performances or movies that have dramatic elements similar to a stage play.
The theatrical release of the film was postponed.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Level
Implies a high degree of professionalism and quality, as in professional theater.
The cast delivered a truly theatrical performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Arts Association
Often used when discussing topics related to drama, plays, or the performing arts industry.
She studied theatrical design at the arts college.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Live
Can refer to recorded performances or movies that have dramatic elements similar to a stage play.
The theatrical release of the film was postponed.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Level
Implies a high degree of professionalism and quality, as in professional theater.
The cast delivered a truly theatrical performance.
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Language is the building...
theatrical settings I had directed a little bit differently I'm Mohegan we're a northeastern Woodlands people on the shoreline in Connecticut my tribe is matriarchal and our stories ways of understanding for my culture affect the way I lead I was taught a worldview without a living language my tribes language like many
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How you can use impostor...
And the national conversation over a period of a few months moved from the sort of theatrical lumps of coal in the parliament to discussing kind of which industrial-scale battery chemistry was the best for building large-scale renewable batteries. So I think that the important lesson is by that time in my life,
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Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
afternoon makes me feel greatly at peace speech man you say that I'm very theatrical well you know if there was one other thing I could have done with my existence it would have been to try and act and make money from the act of acting in South Africa that's a near
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Everyone can participate...
If you're not interested in the theatrics of putting Neonz on your face, that's cool. Because you can also put your Neonz floating out there in the physical world. So there's some Neonz down in the snow, Neonz down the beach, Neonz floating above an oblivious cat.
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Why we have an emotional...
And when you held it upside down, it would start to cry. And I thought this was super cool, so I was showing it off to my friend, and I said, "Oh, hold it up by the tail. See what it does." So we're watching the theatrics of this robot
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
and very dramatically "help" you park your car. I was impressed with the particular theatrics of the man who found us a parking spot that evening. And so as we were leaving, I decided to leave him a tip. I opened my bag,
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Why glass towers are bad...
gives the plaza a theatrical quality. It becomes a stage where the generations can meet. You have teenagers sprawling on the pavers, seniors monopolizing the benches, and real life starts to look like an opera set.
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Martin Villeneuve: How I...
through images and text, and most of the actors who are now starring in the movie adaptation, they were already involved in these books portraying characters into a sort of experimental, theatrical, simplistic way.
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The origins of ballet -...
The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.
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Dwan Reece: The origins...
song and dance and speech, interspersed with stump speeches, jokes, musical interludes and theatrical skits. The cast included a roster of recurring characters. The interlocutor acted as the emcee.
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Language is the building...
theatrical settings I had directed a little bit differently I'm Mohegan we're a northeastern Woodlands people on the shoreline in Connecticut my tribe is matriarchal and our stories ways of understanding for my culture affect the way I lead I was taught a worldview without a living language my tribes language like many
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How you can use impostor...
And the national conversation over a period of a few months moved from the sort of theatrical lumps of coal in the parliament to discussing kind of which industrial-scale battery chemistry was the best for building large-scale renewable batteries. So I think that the important lesson is by that time in my life,
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Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
afternoon makes me feel greatly at peace speech man you say that I'm very theatrical well you know if there was one other thing I could have done with my existence it would have been to try and act and make money from the act of acting in South Africa that's a near
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Everyone can participate...
If you're not interested in the theatrics of putting Neonz on your face, that's cool. Because you can also put your Neonz floating out there in the physical world. So there's some Neonz down in the snow, Neonz down the beach, Neonz floating above an oblivious cat.
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Why we have an emotional...
And when you held it upside down, it would start to cry. And I thought this was super cool, so I was showing it off to my friend, and I said, "Oh, hold it up by the tail. See what it does." So we're watching the theatrics of this robot
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
and very dramatically "help" you park your car. I was impressed with the particular theatrics of the man who found us a parking spot that evening. And so as we were leaving, I decided to leave him a tip. I opened my bag,
Video examples
Why glass towers are bad...
gives the plaza a theatrical quality. It becomes a stage where the generations can meet. You have teenagers sprawling on the pavers, seniors monopolizing the benches, and real life starts to look like an opera set.
Video examples
Martin Villeneuve: How I...
through images and text, and most of the actors who are now starring in the movie adaptation, they were already involved in these books portraying characters into a sort of experimental, theatrical, simplistic way.
Video examples
The origins of ballet -...
The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.
Video examples
Dwan Reece: The origins...
song and dance and speech, interspersed with stump speeches, jokes, musical interludes and theatrical skits. The cast included a roster of recurring characters. The interlocutor acted as the emcee.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
Being in a first-world country, it's like we have a first-row seat to witnessing humanity, but we're not really witnessing anything. Despite all the new technological tools we've been given, we're still powerless, watching everything happen like it's a theatrical performance.
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Noel Fielding
English Comedian
I like to warm them up with stand-up, get them into my world and tone, and then bring other characters on. There's so much you can do theatrically on stage. You keep changing the direction and angles, and then people don't get bored.
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Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
The more film festivals, theatrical shows, and music performances and visual arts we have, the less chances there are for war. Art is hope, and it is found in hope, and that's why we need to share our experiences and cherish art.
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Toni Servillo
Italian Actor
A solid theatrical education can only improve a screen performance. It gives you a fuller capacity to read a script and understand a character, for one thing. It's important to alternate between the two activities.
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Steven Soderbergh
American Director
When people say that moviegoing is dead, I go, 'OK, so the makers of 'Get Out' should've sold that movie to a platform? Then they don't have this insane, crazy success theatrically all over the world.
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Gregory Harrison
American Actor
I had done a lot of plays, particularly at my own theater in LA, and it was the first time in my theatrical life where I didn't feel that my role was also to keep everybody else working hard.
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Richard Foreman
Playwright
I'm there to make a kind of theatrical music that is desperately missing in my life. And if other people don't like it, I'm very unhappy, but I can't do anything about that.
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Susanna Fogel
American Director
It's been increasingly hard to make small stories about female friendship, and, definitely, those stories don't have any shot of getting a theatrical release.
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Grace Jones
Model
I had no childhood, really, so I imagined more than played, and that definitely led to my showbusiness image, the theatrics and the drama of my life.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
I think it's important that filmmakers look at the technology and figure out how to make the theatrical experience a little more exciting.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
Being in a first-world country, it's like we have a first-row seat to witnessing humanity, but we're not really witnessing anything. Despite all the new technological tools we've been given, we're still powerless, watching everything happen like it's a theatrical performance.
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Noel Fielding
English Comedian
I like to warm them up with stand-up, get them into my world and tone, and then bring other characters on. There's so much you can do theatrically on stage. You keep changing the direction and angles, and then people don't get bored.
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Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
The more film festivals, theatrical shows, and music performances and visual arts we have, the less chances there are for war. Art is hope, and it is found in hope, and that's why we need to share our experiences and cherish art.
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Toni Servillo
Italian Actor
A solid theatrical education can only improve a screen performance. It gives you a fuller capacity to read a script and understand a character, for one thing. It's important to alternate between the two activities.
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Steven Soderbergh
American Director
When people say that moviegoing is dead, I go, 'OK, so the makers of 'Get Out' should've sold that movie to a platform? Then they don't have this insane, crazy success theatrically all over the world.
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Gregory Harrison
American Actor
I had done a lot of plays, particularly at my own theater in LA, and it was the first time in my theatrical life where I didn't feel that my role was also to keep everybody else working hard.
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Richard Foreman
Playwright
I'm there to make a kind of theatrical music that is desperately missing in my life. And if other people don't like it, I'm very unhappy, but I can't do anything about that.
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Susanna Fogel
American Director
It's been increasingly hard to make small stories about female friendship, and, definitely, those stories don't have any shot of getting a theatrical release.
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Grace Jones
Model
I had no childhood, really, so I imagined more than played, and that definitely led to my showbusiness image, the theatrics and the drama of my life.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
I think it's important that filmmakers look at the technology and figure out how to make the theatrical experience a little more exciting.
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