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Applause (Latin applaudere, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise; generally any expression of approval. Audiences are usually expected to applaud after a performance, such as a musical concert, speech, or play. Jump to: navigation, search Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. ...
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A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ...
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For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed...
The custom of applauding is doubtless as old and as widespread as humanity, and the variety of its forms is limited only by the capacity for devising means of making a noise. Among civilized nations, however, it has at various times been subject to certain conventions. Thus the Romans had a set ritual of applause for public performances, expressing degrees of approval: snapping the finger and thumb, clapping with the flat or hollow palm, waving the flap of the toga, for which last the emperor Aurelian substituted a handkerchief (orarium), distributed to all Roman citizens (see Stole). In the theatre, at the close of the play, the chief actor called out "Valete et plaudite!", and the audience, guided by an unofficial choregus, chaunted their applause antiphonally. This was often organized and paid for (Böttiger, Über das Applaudieren im Theater bei den Alten, Leipz., 1822). Jump to: navigation, search The stole (a liturgical vestment of various Christian denominations) is an embroidered band of cloth, formerly usually of silk, about two and one-half to three metres long and seven to ten centimetres wide, whose ends are usually broadened out. ...
When Christianity became fashionable the customs of the theatre were transferred to the churches. Eusebius (Hist. Eccl. vii. 30) says that Paul of Samosata encouraged the congregation to applaud his preaching by waving linen cloths (οθοναις), and in the 4th and 5th centuries applause of the rhetoric of popular preachers had become an established custom.
Though, however, applause may provide a healthy stimulus, its abuse has led to attempts at abolishing or restricting it even in theatres. The institution of the claque, people hired by performers to applaud them, has largely discredited the custom, and indiscriminate applause has been felt as an intolerable interruption to serious performances. The reverential spirit which abolished applause in church has tended to spread to the theatre and the concert-room, largely under the influence of the quasi-religious atmosphere of the Wagner performances at Baireuth. In Germany (e.g. the court theatres at Berlin) applause during the performance and "calling before the curtain" have been officially forbidden, but even in Germany this is felt to be in advance of public opinion.
In most western countries, audience members clap their hands at random to produce a constant noise. As a form of mass nonverbal communication, it is a simple indicator of the average relative opinion of the entire group; the louder and longer the noise, the stronger the sign of approval. Audiences might also clap rhythmically in unison, about two claps per second, to indicate approval. Clapping in unison might also, however, be understood as disapproval, and an insult to the performer. Jump to: navigation, search Often defined as communication without words, nonverbal communication (NVC) refers to all aspects of a message which are not conveyed by the literal meaning of words. ...
Famous performers, as well as celebrities in other fields such as politics, may also receive applause when they first appear on stage, before they deliver a speech or their first speaking part. This accolade given in response to his or her past achievements and is not a reflection of the performance the audience is attending. For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). ...
On some occasions, applause can also occur in the middle of an event. The President of the United States, in his State of the Union address, is often interrupted by applause; in fact, tracking the number of such interruptions has become a trend for various television news channels. Jump to: navigation, search George Washington, First President of the United States (1789–1797) The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ...
The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). ...
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Channel, in communications (sometimes called communications channel), refers to the medium through which information is transmitted from a sender (or transmitter) to a receiver. ...
The phrase "slow clap" usually refers to the tentative beginning of applause, especially in American movies from the 1980s (as parodied in Not Another Teen Movie). It derived its dramatic usefulness as an indicator of a shift between public scorn and public praise. But at other times the slow clap could be considered insulting or ironic. Not Another Teen Movie is a film released in 2001 by Sony Pictures. ...
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Cheering is the uttering or making of sounds encouraging, stimulating or exciting to action, indicating approval or acclaiming or welcoming persons, announcements of events and the like. ...
A standing ovation is a specialised form of applause, where, in addition to clapping and perhaps cheering, members of a seated audience will stand up while applauding. ...
Booing is the act of showing displeasure for someone or something, generally an entertainer, by loudly yelling boo (holding the o sound) or making other noises of disparagement, such as animal noises. ...
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