Category: arts

11 entries.

• Auteurnoun— A filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie.
• Avant-gardenoun— New and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.
• Avant-premièrenoun— A viewing of a performance or exhibition before it opens to the public.
• Dilettantenoun— A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
• Ingénuenoun— An innocent or inexperienced young woman, especially a character in drama.
• Oeuvrenoun— The works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively.
• Œuvrenoun— The complete body of work produced by an artist, writer, or composer.
• Operaticadjective— Extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic.
• Philistinenoun— A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
• Prosceniumnoun— The part of a theater stage in front of the curtain.
• Seminaladjective— Strongly influencing later developments.