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Greek chorus

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Noun1.Greek chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek playGreek chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"


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Outside the claustrophobic rectangle, Gilda sat on a white stairway to heaven for "Caro nome," and occasionally the courtiers, like a Greek chorus, observed the action from on high.
And indeed, he's interpolated tap, roller-skating, and clogging for the quartet of cowboys who act as a kind of Greek chorus.
The term orchestra is derived from the name of the area fronting an ancient Greek stage reserved for a Greek chorus.
 
 
 
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