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In its most usual meaning the verb [[theatricalize]] (or [[theatricalise]]) and its derivatives ([[theatricalized]], [[theatricalizing]], [[theatricalization]], etc.) broadly mean to put a story or idea into dramatic or theatrical form, i.e. to "dramatise"; or it can also be used metaphorically, referring to attempts to express or represent something in a spectacular or extravagant "theatrical" manner (possibly for propaganda or marketing purposes).[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theatricalization].
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In its most commonly used meaning the verb [[theatricalize]] (or [[theatricalise]]) and its derivatives ([[theatricalized]], [[theatricalizing]], [[theatricalization]], etc.) broadly refer to putting a story or idea into dramatic or theatrical form, i.e. to "[[dramatise]]". Both terms are often used metaphorically to refer to attempts to express or represent something in a spectacular or extravagant "theatrical" manner (possibly for propaganda or marketing purposes).[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theatricalization].
  
 
See also [[Theatre]], [[Theatrical event]], [[Eventification]], [[Performance]],  and [[Theatrical system]].
 
See also [[Theatre]], [[Theatrical event]], [[Eventification]], [[Performance]],  and [[Theatrical system]].

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In its most commonly used meaning the verb theatricalize (or theatricalise) and its derivatives (theatricalized, theatricalizing, theatricalization, etc.) broadly refer to putting a story or idea into dramatic or theatrical form, i.e. to "dramatise". Both terms are often used metaphorically to refer to attempts to express or represent something in a spectacular or extravagant "theatrical" manner (possibly for propaganda or marketing purposes).[1].

See also Theatre, Theatrical event, Eventification, Performance, and Theatrical system.


Sources

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/theatricalise

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theatricalization