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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 '''[[ | + | 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 '''[[dramatize]]''' or '''Dramatise]]'''. |
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| + | Both '''[[dramatize]]''' and '''[[theatricalize]]''' 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:30, 25 January 2026
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 dramatize or Dramatise]].
Both dramatize and theatricalize 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.
