Cross-gender acting
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cross-gender-acting-211-3812162
title:
Cross-gender acting
text:
Cross-gender acting, also called cross-gender casting or cross-casting, is when actors or actresses portray a character of the opposite sex. It is distinct from both transgender and cross-dressing character roles. Cross-gender acting often interacts with complex cultural ideas about gender. It has a diverse history across many cultures, including English Renaissance theatre, French theatre, Japanese theatre, Indian theatres, and Ethiopian theatre. In many contexts, such as English and Indian the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Actors portraying characters of the opposite sex
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-gender_acting
date created:
2008-11-23T04:32:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T00:49:20Z
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