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renascence
/ɹɪˈnas(ə)ns/

Renewal, revival.

frescos
/ˈfreskoʊz/

An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

extemporized
/ɪkˈstempəraɪzd/ /ekˈstempəraɪzd/

To do, create, improvise, adapt, or devise in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.

wreaths
/ɹiːðz/

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

tragedies
/ˈtrædʒədiz/

The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.

"The drama club decided to explore tragedies this year, starting with Shakespeare's "Hamlet." "

gelatins
/ˈdʒɛlətɪnz/

A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.

pastorale
/ˌpæs.təˈrɑː.leɪ/ /ˌpɑː.stəˈrɑː.leɪ/

A play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject.

coproduce
/ˌkoʊproʊˈduːs/ /ˌkɒproʊˈdjuːs/ /ˌkoʊprəˈduːs/ /ˌkɒprəˈdjuːs/

To produce a creative work together with someone else

arthouses
/ˈɑːrθaʊsɪz/ /ˈɑːrθaʊzɪz/

A cinema that shows art films and foreign films which are not widely distributed.

spang
spangverb
/spæŋ/

To set with bright points: star or spangle.

reappropriated
/ˌriːəˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd/ /ˌriːəˈproʊpriˌeɪtəd/

To seize and reassign.

fader
fadernoun
/ˈfeɪdə/

A program or algorithm for fading out colors.

estheticizes
/iːsˈθɛtɪsaɪzɪz/ /ɛsˈθɛtɪsaɪzɪz/

To make aesthetic; to show something at its best, most pleasing or most artistic.

mahlsticks
/ˈmɔːlstɪks/

A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.

tenson
tensonnoun
/ˈtɛnsən/

A form of lyric poem used by troubadours in Provençal in which two voices present different sides of an argument, in alternate stanzas, lines, or groups of lines with identical structure.

lightboxes
/ˈlaɪtˌbɒksɪz/ /ˈlaɪtˌbɑːksɪz/

A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.

full-size
full-sizeadjective
/ˈfʊl saɪz/ /ˈfʊlˌsaɪz/

(of a representational artwork) Being the same size as the original.

patchboxes
/ˈpætʃbɒksɪz/

A fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.

urn
urnnoun
/ɜːn/ /ɝn/

A vase with a footed base.

couturiers
/kuˈtʊriˌeɪz/ /kuˈtʊriərz/

A person who designs haute couture (high fashion).