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This refers to the entire complex of activities, processes, influencing factors and individuals involved in the presentation of a single [[Performance|performance]] before an audience at a particular time under particular circumstances.   
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The term  [[Theatrical Event]] refers to the entire complex of activities, processes, influencing factors and individuals involved in the presentation of a single [[Performance|performance]] before an audience at a particular time under particular circumstances.   
  
See further the writings of Wilmar Sauter and the series of publications by the ''Theatrical Event Working Group'' of the [[International Federation for Theatre Research]].  
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See further the writings of Wilmar Sauter and the series of publications by the ''Theatrical Event Working Group'' of the [[International Federation for Theatre Research]]. (Compare also [[Richard Schechner]] and Victor Turner's [[Performance Theory]], which has a similiar premise and has been vastly influential in theatre and performance studies.  
  
 
Among the more familiar such events feature carnivals, concerts, religious ceremonies, fairs, festivals, inaugurations of all kinds,  parades,   
 
Among the more familiar such events feature carnivals, concerts, religious ceremonies, fairs, festivals, inaugurations of all kinds,  parades,   
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Revision as of 05:55, 28 March 2019

The term Theatrical Event refers to the entire complex of activities, processes, influencing factors and individuals involved in the presentation of a single performance before an audience at a particular time under particular circumstances.

See further the writings of Wilmar Sauter and the series of publications by the Theatrical Event Working Group of the International Federation for Theatre Research. (Compare also Richard Schechner and Victor Turner's Performance Theory, which has a similiar premise and has been vastly influential in theatre and performance studies.

Among the more familiar such events feature carnivals, concerts, religious ceremonies, fairs, festivals, inaugurations of all kinds, parades,

See also Theatre, Theatricalization, Eventification, Festivalization, Performance, and Theatrical system.

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See also Theatre, Theatricalization, Eventification, Festivalization, Performance, and Theatrical system.