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stagecraft

[steyj-kraft, -krahft] / ˈsteɪdʒˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /


NOUN
melodramatics
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Performance and illusion are recurring themes: A woman is sawed in half in a depiction of classic stagecraft; elsewhere a juggler manipulates ovoids that each contain an everyday vignette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Renowned for its star-studded line-ups and spectacular stagecraft, Tomorrowland's home edition in Belgium's Boom is a bucket list item for many hardcore ravers.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

But what has changed — and what feels distinctly more insidious — is the migration of this corporate stagecraft into the very institutions entrusted with our care and education.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

It was stagecraft and statecraft combined in a single moment, neatly pitched for the scenario the prime minister found himself in.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

Rowan found himself less interested in the stagecraft and parrying within the assembly room as he was in the things that went on outside of it.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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