Schauspielerische

Schauspielerische is a German adjective form meaning relating to acting or to the craft of performing. It is used to describe qualities, techniques, or forms that pertain to actors and their work. In practice, it appears most commonly in expressions such as schauspielerische Mittel (acting techniques like gesture, voice, facial expression), schauspielerische Leistung (acting performance), or schauspielerische Ausdrucksformen (forms of acting expression).

The term is widely used in theatre and film discourse, as well as in media studies and pedagogy. It can denote both the practical skills of an actor and the stylistic choices that shape a performance. For example, one might speak of a particular schauspielerische Herangehensweise (acting approach) or analyze the schauspielerische Umsetzung in einer Szene (the acting realization in a scene). Because it is an attributive adjective, schauspielerische often appears with definite articles or possessive determiners, adjusting its ending according to gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.

Etymologically, schauspielerische derives from Schauspiel (acting, role) with the adjectival suffix -erisch, indicating relation to the noun. Related nouns and terms include Schauspiel, Schauspielkunst (the art of acting), and schauspielerische Technik (acting technique).

See also: Schauspiel, Schauspielkunst, Darstellung, Schauspieltechnik.