ABSTRACT
The concept of style is an important one in theatre, yet it can be very confusing because the word style has so many
meanings. In all art forms, when we talk about style we can be
referring to several different things. We might be referring to
a historical style , the aesthetic conventions of a particular historical time period, such as the Renaissance. Or we might use
the word style to refer to the artistic traditions of a particular
location, culture, or nation, such as Japanese or African
style. The word can also be used to describe the individual
artistic look or feel of a particular artist. We can say a piece
is Rubenesque or Picasso-esque when discussing a work that
contains some of the visual characteristics that are inherent in
the artist’s personal style. Style can also be used to identify a
particular artistic technique, such as pointillism, abstraction, or
photorealism, or be used to associate a group of artists whose
style shares common characteristics, such as the impressionists,
pre-Raphaelites, cubists, or expressionists.
