paratheater

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noun

A kind of experimental theater in which the audience directly participates.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounparatheater (uncountable)

alternative paratheatre

  1. uncountableA kind of experimental theater in which the audience directly participates.

Origin

From para- + theater, coined by Jerzy Grotowski.

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APA

paratheater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratheater

MLA

“paratheater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratheater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paratheater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratheater.

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