anti-theatre
- noun
- /ˈæn.tiˌθiː.ə.tər/
- Literature
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antiteatro
- The production embraced anti-theatre techniques, abandoning traditional plot and character.
Examples
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Many playwrights in the 20th century experimented with anti-theatre to challenge audience expectations.
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The director's latest work utilized anti-theatre principles, completely redefining the audience's theatrical experience.
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She wrote her thesis on the influence of anti-theatre in modern European drama.
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The play was a groundbreaking example of anti-theatre.
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Many critics praised the anti-theatre movement.
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Many playwrights in the 20th century experimented with anti-theatre to challenge the conventions of traditional drama.
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Her dissertation focused on the impact of anti-theatre on audience engagement and theatrical norms.
How Conventional
Surface Forms
Morphology
anti-theatre = theatre (semi-transparent) = anti + theatre
The word is clearly built from anti- plus theatre, but the sense is specialized to a dramatic movement that resists theatrical convention rather than simply meaning 'against theatre'.
Etymology
Anti-theatre combines anti- meaning 'against' and theatre meaning 'a place to watch a play'. So anti-theatre is theatre that is 'against' the normal rules of plays, often breaking plot, character, or the usual stage methods to surprise or challenge the audience.