lek

 A communal display ground where male birds — grouse, prairie chickens, ruffs, birds of paradise — gather to perform competitive mating displays for watching females. The males dance, strut, call, inflate air sacs, fan feathers, and fight, each defending a tiny territory within the lek. The females observe, choose, mate, and leave. The lek is a theater — the stage, the audience, and the audition happening in one place.