Regietheater
Meanings
noun
- The modern practice of allowing a director freedom to diverge from the original intentions of the playwright or operatist, for example by changing the geographical and chronological setting, or by adapting the work to highlight issues of race and gender.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Regietheater (“director's theater”).
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