Theatre Trivia Tweet: Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me

An Greek theatre, with its dancing circle.

This theatrical term comes to us from the 6th century BCE Greek theatre. During that time, the word’s meaning was “dancing circle.” What is the name for this area?

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The word, which is used today to denote a specific audience area in the theatre and also the area that is normally reserved for musicians, denoted the primary performance area for the Greek chorus. The word for all of these is “orchestra.”