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choreography, stage dancing
a show involving artistic dancing
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film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
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attraction
an entertainment that is offered to the public
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broadcast, program, programme
a radio or television show
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performance, public presentation
a dramatic or musical entertainment
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burlesque
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
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play
a theatrical performance of a drama
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galanty show, shadow play, shadow show
a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall
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puppet play, puppet show
a show in which the actors are puppets
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variety, variety show
a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
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ballet, concert dance
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
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modern dance
a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
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apache dance
a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)
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belly dance, belly dancing, danse du ventre
a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
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bolero
a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
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cakewalk
a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
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cancan
a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
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nude dancing
erotic dancing with little or no clothing
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telefilm
a movie that is made to be shown on television
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feature, feature film
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
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final cut
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
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travelog, travelogue
a film or illustrated lecture on traveling
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home movie
a film made at home by an amateur photographer
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counterattraction
a rival attraction
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collage film
a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage
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coming attraction
a movie that is advertised to draw customers
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shoot-'em-up
a movie featuring shooting and violence
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short subject
a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
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docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
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cinema verite
a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director
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film noir
a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters
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skin flick
a pornographic movie
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rough cut
the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
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silent movie, silent picture, silents
a movie without a soundtrack
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slow motion
a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
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talkie, talking picture
a movie with synchronized speech and singing
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3-D, 3D, three-D
a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
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news, news program, news show
a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
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rerun
a program that is broadcast again
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chat show, talk show
a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience
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TV program, TV show, television program, television show
a program broadcast by television
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game show, giveaway
a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards
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serial, series
a serialized set of programs
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episode, installment, instalment
a part of a broadcast serial
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sustaining program
a program without a commercial sponsor
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act, bit, number, routine, turn
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
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benefit
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
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concert
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
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pianism
performance by or technique of a pianist
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play reading
performance of a play by a group of readers
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premiere
the first public performance of a play or movie
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recital
performance of music or dance especially by soloists
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rendering, rendition
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
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song and dance
theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
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histrionics, representation, theatrical, theatrical performance
a performance of a play
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spectacular
a lavishly produced performance
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world premiere
(music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world
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musical, musical comedy, musical theater
a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
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curtain raiser
a short play presented before the main play
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minstrel show
a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface
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review, revue
a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
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music hall, vaudeville
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.