Match these theatre features and types with the most appropriate descriptions.

A. The physical or psychological separation of an audience from the dramatic action
B. Aggressive, politically-oriented street theatre produced to provoke the audience to become more politically involved
C. Horseshoe-shaped tiers in proscenium theaters that ring the auditorium for several levels above the orchestra
D. The slant of an auditorium or stage floor
E. The main floor where the audience sits in a contemporary proscenium theatre, and, in ancient Greece, the circular acting area at the base of a hillside theatre
F. A flexible theatre that can be converted into different arrangements
G. Frame that separates the stage from the auditorium and forms an outline for the stage
H. Use of electronic media in live theatrical presentations
I. A space often used by avant-garde artists
J. Thrust theatres built in the courtyard of a sixteenth-century Spanish inn


A. Aesthetic distance
B. Guerilla theatre
C. Boxes
D. Rake
E. Orchestra
F. Black box
G. Proscenium arch
H. Multimedia theatre
I. Created space
J. Corrales

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