Términos

Género de formas dramáticas con temas religiosos, espiritualidad, fé y decoro moral.

Aquellos que escriben dramas, poesía dramática, u obras de teatro. Para aquellos que se especializan particularmente en escribir obras de teatro, prefiera "dramaturgo".

Professionals that research, select, adapt, or develop texts, scripts, plays, operas, or films for a theater or other production company. Responsibilities of this position may include liason with authors, preparation of printed matter, or public relations. The role of dramaturge was originally identified in a series of essays by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, published 1767-1769.

Personas que escriben obras originales, tales como tragedias, comedias o dramas, o adaptan temas de fuentes ficticias, históricas o narrativas para representación dramática.

Describes the discipline of theatrical or dramatic composition, representation, and research. English dramaturgy is derived from German Dramaturgie, a concept developed by the German dramatist and critic Gotthold Lessing in a series of essays entitled 'Hamburgische Dramaturgie,' published 1767 to 1769. The discipline includes researching, selection, adaptation, or development of texts, scripts, plays, operas, or films for a theater or other production company.

Ancient culture and style of a certain non-Indo-European people who flourished in South Asia, and who continue today in southern India, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Among distinguishing characteristics are architectural styles, distinctive clothing and hair styles, and as well as language. Many scholars believe that Dravidian languages are unrelated to any other extant language family, although there is extensive lexical borrowing, with Tamil being the oldest existing Dravidian language. Dravidian loanwords in Sanskrit date to around 1500 BCE, meaning the culture and its influence were firmly established prior to that date.

Family of around 70 languages spoken in South Asia, primarily in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Un estilo de arquitectura de templo encontrada en India del sur caracterizada por torres formando terrazas, a veces de forma piramidal, con una estructura abovedada en la cima; cada nivel de terrazas está encerrado por una balaustrada y circundado por pequeños edículos arquitectónicos. Los edículos pueden ser estructuras en forma de cúpula cuadrada en las esquinas (kutas) y pasillos intermedios abovedados (salas) conectados por segmentos de un claustro abovedado en miniatura (hara). Este estilo de arquitectura de templo de piedra empezó en el siglo VII y continuó desarrollándose a través de los siglos.

Mesa con alas replegadas bajo el tablero que se pueden levantar para extender su longitud. Las mesas de los vestíbulos de fines del siglo XVI y principios del XVII suelen ser de este tipo.

The visible fronts of drawers, on which drawer pulls may be mounted.

Herramienta de acabado de encuadernador, comunmente usada en Inglaterra y los Países Bajos durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVII, consistente en un arco semicircular con volutas en cada extremo.

Hairstyle in which the hair is allowed to grow long without combing, and otherwise encourged to form into matted locks over the head. An example is seen with Rastafarians.

Religious movement beginning in the 19th century based in Plateau Native North American spiritual practices. Smohalla, a Wanapum prophet and leader, developed the faith after receiving visions on how to remove white settlers from the Columbia River area. Followers believed adherence to traditional practices and peaceful opposition to colonization would revert society back to their pre-contact lifeways. The Dreamer religion continues to be observed today, with revival of Native culture and protection of the environment as major themes.

Peat excavated by dredging, this is often a mixture of different types of peat, and has a higher efficiency than dry cut peat.

Trompos de cuatro lados con las letras hebreas no, gimmel, hé, y shin una sobre cada sobre lado y usados tradicionalmente en un esparcimiento de niños jugado durante la fiesta judía de Hanukkah.

Extracción de aguas superficiales o napas subterráneas por medios artificiales o naturales.

In agriculture, the removal of surplus water from land.

Vagones de ferrocarril empleados para el mantenimiento de las vías y la inspección del derecho de paso, que no generan ingresos.

Costume components that are attached to the back of dresses. Generally take the form of extended skirts or gowns that trail behind the wearer.