TH 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Proscenium, Forced Perspective
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Greek stages: the proskenia being added is stage two of greek stages, the proskenia being connected to the skene and calling it the proscenium is stage three of greek stages, eccyleam, periaktoi. It is semi-permanent and has three different backgrounds: machina basket or platform used to raise or lower people or things (like a trap door elevator deal, pinakes painted panels hanging from the proscenium. Roman stages: aeleum stage curtain, siparium backdrop or blackout, peraktoi consisted of: Middle ages stages: pageant wagons used to travel from church to church, stories were told in front of the mansions they were supposed to be in front of, special effects were told secrets. English stages: globe theatre, stages weren"t always raked, gallery and mezzanine, there were higher and lower levels, the boxes seated the vips. Italian stages: teatro olympico, theatre moves indoors, raked stages, forced perspective, stock scenery, drops.
