The acknowledgement of applause by the actors at the end of a performance / usually, the cast bows followed by a short applause back at the audience as a way of
thanking them.
An imaginary line across the performance space marking the point where the front tabs are flown. The final line of the play before the curtain comes
down.
The cyclorama (cyc) is a curved plain cloth or plastered wall filling the rear of the stage / strictly, a cyc should be curved, but most theatres make use of
a flat cloth at the rear of the stage to the same
effect.
The process of identifying, acknowledging, and dismantling the legacies of colonialism, colonial power dynamics, and colonially inherited hierarchies in theatre and theatre-making theory and practice, to cultivate more equitable access as well as promote locally indigenous forms of
knowing and doing.
Adapting theatre education to include diverse, non-Western perspectives and challenge Eurocentrism by including Afro- and global south-centric
perspectives.
A form of postmodern critical analysis developed by linguist and philosopher Jacques Derrida aimed at revealing the contradictions and hidden assumptions embedded in written and
verbal texts.
A style of theatre-making that deploys collaboration among the entire production team (performers, director, designers, technicians) to create performances from scratch and without a predetermined script, drawing from
improvisation.
A form of theatre, associated with Bertolt Brecht, that emphasises the interaction and conflict of ideas / it presents conflicting ideas to provoke debate and
social change.