Theater, Music and Dance

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Across
  1. 1. a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers
  2. 4. (especially of a ballet dancer) to make a fast turn in a circle on one foot
  3. 7. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other
  4. 9. a person in charge of a film or play who tells the actors and staff what to do
  5. 10. a single sound at a particular level, usually in music, or a written symbol that represents this sound
  6. 11. a person who strongly opposes somebody/something
  7. 12. the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices
  8. 14. a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform
  9. 16. a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor
  10. 23. combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together
  11. 26. the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama
  12. 29. time that is spent practicing a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance
  13. 30. the way in which different notes that are played or sung together combine to make a pleasant sound
  14. 32. the art or the theory of writing and putting on plays, especially for the theatre
  15. 34. a long speech in a play, film, etc. spoken by one actor, especially when alone
  16. 35. a change to the rhythm of a piece of music, so that the strong beats become weak and the weak beats become strong
  17. 36. a situation in a story, film, competition, etc. that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out immediately what happens next
  18. 37. the words of a popular song
  19. 38. a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
Down
  1. 1. a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking or singing
  2. 2. a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices
  3. 3. a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre
  4. 5. the act of inventing music, the words in a play, a statement, etc. while you are playing or speaking, instead of planning it in advance; something that is invented in this way
  5. 6. a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc.
  6. 8. a written or printed version of a piece of music showing what each instrument is to play or what each voice is to sing
  7. 13. the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting, or playing music
  8. 15. the main character in a play, film or book
  9. 17. an unexpected change or development in a story or situation
  10. 18. a part of a film, play or book in which the action happens in one place or is of one particular type
  11. 19. the part of a song or a poem that is repeated after each verse
  12. 20. the act of changing the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc.
  13. 21. the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.)
  14. 22. a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
  15. 24. music in which several different tunes are played or sung at the same time
  16. 25. an imaginary wall that separates the audience from the action of a stage play or film, which is said to be broken when an actor talks directly to the audience or starts talking as themselves rather than as their character
  17. 27. an actor who learns the part of another actor in a play so that they can play that part if necessary
  18. 28. the art of designing and arranging the steps and movements in dances, especially in ballet; the steps and movements in a particular ballet or show
  19. 31. a small object used by actors during the performance of a play or in a film
  20. 33. a piece of music, usually part of a larger work, that is written for a choir (= a group of singers)