Components

Forms & consent

Inputs are paper-hi with a 2px ink border — never a beige box. Consent is layered: required ToS/privacy vs the separate, optional AI-licensing checkbox. Plain-language summaries sit beside the legal text.

.cc-search — natural-language search large orange surface · white query text · borderless search icon

Find live performance

What do you want to see?

good cast, opera in Vienna next week

Use natural language: describe genre, city, date, cast, mood, or constraints. Curtain Critics turns it into filters.

.cc-filterbar — quick-start filters scrolls on mobile, wraps from md

.cc-field — text inputs

Display name

Locale preference

Email Enter a valid email address.

Your review

.cc-check — consent (required vs optional)

I accept the Terms & Privacy Policy Required to create an account and publish reviews. Optional · separate consent Allow my reviews in the AI/LLM licensed tier Not required to sign up or publish. You can withdraw any time; withdrawal makes your content non-licensable.

In plain language Publishing is always free and never needs the AI checkbox. Only if you opt in can your reviews be included in the paid, licensed data tier.