street theater
Drama without stages
Street theater is dramatic performance staged in public spaces—parks, sidewalks, plazas—rather than conventional venues.
It often has political or social aims, using spectacle to reach audiences who wouldn't attend traditional theater.
The term extends to provocative public demonstrations designed for media attention: The protesters' die-in was pure street theater.
Traveling group of performers
- actorOne who portrays characters
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- maskFace-worn concealment
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
skit · monologue · dialogue · scene · rehearsal · director · playwright · script
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
sidewalk · pavement · juggler · mime · living statue · magic · fire-breathing · acrobat
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
political satire · civil disobedience · awareness · grassroots · advocacy · picket line · vigil · banner
Ceremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- processionFormal moving line
float · giant puppet · stilts · banner · drums · fanfare · celebration · pageant
Acting without forethought
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- audience interactionExchange between performer and viewers
call-and-response · ensemble · reactive · whimsical · on-the-spot · freestyle · quick-thinking · inventiveness
Public open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
corner · intersection · pedestrian · storefront · alleyway · downtown · promenade · amphitheater
troupe
Traveling group of performers
makeup · skit · monologue · dialogue · scene · rehearsal · director · playwright · script · staging
busker
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
crowd · sidewalk · pavement · juggler · mime · living statue · magic · fire-breathing · acrobat · unicycle
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
- rallyGathering for a cause
march · political satire · civil disobedience · awareness · grassroots · advocacy · picket line · vigil · banner · placard
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
procession · float · giant puppet · stilts · banner · drums · fanfare · celebration · pageant · costume
spontaneity
Acting without forethought
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
audience interaction · call-and-response · ensemble · reactive · whimsical · on-the-spot · freestyle · quick-thinking · inventiveness · unrehearsed
plaza
Public open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
sidewalk · corner · intersection · pedestrian · storefront · alleyway · downtown · promenade · amphitheater · courtyard
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theatre
- dramaTV drama, acting, television drama, drama school, playwright
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- folk entertainmentfolk dancing, busking, juggling, puppetry, acrobatics
- live actsmagic show, comedy act, circus act, variety act, solo act
- protestdemonstration, walkout, picket, protest march, sit-in
street theaterBroadway theater
Large Manhattan performance venue
opera house · West End theater · concert hall · repertory theater · legitimate theater
street theatergrand opera
Fully sung dramatic spectacle
Broadway musical · commercial theater · spectacular · arena show · Cirque du Soleil