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The term 'theatrical' is used to refer to all those events, phenomena, objects or people that are linked in one way or another with the theater, understood this as much as artdramatic as space or place. The term theatrical can also be used as a metaphor, that is, to describe or characterize something that is not truly related to the theater but that, due to its salient elements, could arrive to be (for example, when a situation in everyday life is 'theatrical', it means that it could be a theatrical situation due to its high dramatics).

What discipline artistic, the theater has been since ancient times one of the expressions of the human being. This branch of art is based on acting and simulating situations through characters and a environment specially defined for it. The theater can be, then, both the activity and the place where the action takes place and where the act takes place in conjunction between the actors and the audience.

The history of the theater takes us to Ancient Greece, in which both tragedies and comedies were performed on a daily basis, with an important

tracing of the public that was always ready to witness these works. The theater was usually performed at air free and was intended to make different criticisms of both the rulers and the lifestyle and values ​​of the city. In Modernity, the theater evolved towards more complex forms and with the contribution of important playwrights it became more complex in an impressive way.

The theater is, in addition to one of the arts most preferred by the public, an interesting combination of different artistic branches that come together to complement the work of the actors. In this sense, a play It is not only the work of actors and directors, but also of scriptwriters, costume designers, makeup artists, choreographers, musicians, technicians, set designers and hairdressers, among many others.

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