BLOCKING

Blocking

Blocking is a theatre term that refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th-century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. Gilbert who worked out the staging of a scene on a miniature stage using blocks to represent each of the actors .

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blocking

Noun

  1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
  2. The precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera (originally planned using miniature blocks).
  3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

Verb



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