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| − | In its most usual meaning the verb [[theatricalize]] (or [[theatricalise]]) and its derivatives theatricalized, theatricalizing, [[theatricalization]]) 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]. | + | 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]. |
See also [[Theatre]], [[Theatrical event]], [[Eventification]], [[Performance]], and [[Theatrical system]]. | See also [[Theatre]], [[Theatrical event]], [[Eventification]], [[Performance]], and [[Theatrical system]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:23, 4 December 2015
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).[1].
See also Theatre, Theatrical event, Eventification, Performance, and Theatrical system.
