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mise en scène
[ mee zahn sen ]
noun
- the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- the stage setting or scenery of a play.
- surroundings; environment.
mise en scène
/ miz ɑ̃ sɛn /
noun
- the arrangement of properties, scenery, etc, in a play
- the objects so arranged; stage setting
- the environment of an event
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mise en scène1
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Example Sentences
This is merely a hasty glimpse of the "mise-en-scene" that preceded the debut in life of the most renowned of Polish poets.
And lastly, we are treated to a real dialogue, with quite a dramatic mise en scene.
The creature never moved, and the mise en scene was beautiful.
The mise-en-scene of a play is as much a part of it as the words spoken on the stage.
The author then undertook to stage the play, designed the scenes, and arranged the mise-en-scene to the minutest detail.
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