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• voyeurism

  voyeurism involves becoming sexually aroused by watching an unsuspecting person who is disrobing, naked, or engaged in sexual activity.
• Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory

  the sociocultural theory of cognitive development explores the influence the world has on individual development. it asserts that learning is a mostly social process whereby development occurs through interactions with people who possess more knowledge or skill than the learner.
• weak ego

  weakness of ego is characterized by such traits as impulsive or immediate behaviour, a sense of inferiority or an inferiority complex, a fragile sense of identity, unstable emotionality, and excessive vulnerability.
• holism

  is an approach to understanding the human mind and behavior that focuses on looking at things as a whole. it is often contrasted with reductionism, which instead tries to break things down into their smallest parts.
• writing skill

  the skills you use to write effectively and succinctly
• zone of proximal development

  the zone of proximal development is defined as the space between what a learner can do without assistance and what a learner can do with adult guidance
• zygote

  a zygote is a fertilized eukaryotic cell. in biology, medical science, and other allied fields, including psychology, the term “zygote” is used to refer to a cell that forms after the union of sex cells (also called gametes)
• absurdism

  A specific branch of existentialist philosophy most often associated with the work of Albert Camus. A philosophy in theatre highlighting life’s lack of inherent meaning, e.g., as in the works of Samuel Beckett and Ionesco.
• act

  Subdivisions between sections of a play. A short play is a “one-acter” / a play with one interval has two acts, etc. Acts are subdivided into scenes.
• acting

  The art of portraying a character or emotion in a play, film, or other form of performance, using voice, body, and imagination.
• acting area / acting space (also playing area)

  The area within the performance space within which the actor may move in full view of the audience.
• actor / actress

  A person who performs a role in a performance.
• ad-lib

  To improvise lines or actions not in the script during a performance.
• adaptation

  Rewriting or changing a text to suit a new medium or concept (e.g., novel to stage play).
• aerial shot

  A shot filmed from above, usually from a drone, helicopter, or crane, giving a bird’s-eye perspective.
• aesthetic distance

  The emotional and intellectual distance between the audience and the performance, allowing the audience to see the play as an artwork, and to observe critically.
• Africanisation

  The process of centring African values, traditions, and performance aesthetics within theatre practice and study.
• alienation (a.k.a. estrangement)

  Bertolt Brecht’s technique of making the familiar strange – using narration, song, or superficiality – preventing the audience from becoming emotionally involved, but instead encouraging social reflection rather than emotional escape.
• amplifier / PA

  Equipment used to amplify sound in the theatre (public address system).
• angle

  The position from which the camera observes the subject (high angle, low angle, eye level, etc.).
• animation

  A filmmaking technique that creates the illusion of movement by displaying a series of individual frames or drawings. Additionally, a genre that involves transforming something static into something in motion.
• Applied Theatre

  Theatre practices used for social or political change, education, or community development / often in non-traditional venues or spaces (e.g., prisons, schools, social work settings).
• apron

  The part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch toward the audience.
• arena / Theatre- in-the-round

  A form of stage where the audience is seated on all four sides of the acting area.
• arts entrepreneurship

  The business skills for creating and managing artistic ventures in theatre and film, and other performance genres.