nonnarrative
- a word derived from narrative.
Example Sentences
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Miriam Miller, a City Ballet soloist, said “Copland Dance Episodes” is “a nonnarrative ballet, but there are emotions and narrative within it.”
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023
In fact, its visual appeal might be regarded as a sign of the work’s nonnarrative power.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023
I know that the civil war of the nonnarrative and noncommercial film versus the commercial and narrative film has been clearly won.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 21, 2016
Akomfrah's film checks off many artistic boxes, from the nonnarrative formalism of the cinematic avant-garde to the political engagement of postcolonial critique.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2012
Instead the company has emphasized new nonnarrative plays, obscure classics infused with directorial pyrotechnics, political tracts and works at the borderline between theater and opera.
From Time Magazine Archive
