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Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Theatre and Opera
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
DEF

The two perpendicular and movable screens that mask from the audience the spaces on each side between the downstage edges of a set and the proscenium arch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théâtre et Opéra
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
DEF

Grande draperie peinte, presque toujours de couleur rouge, qui délimite l'ouverture de la scène et l'encadre, en quelque sorte, le rideau avant-scène.

CONT

L'ouverture sur le public peut être réduite grâce au manteau d'Arlequin; celui-ci est constitué par des plans verticaux qui peuvent glisser latéralement [...], diminuant ainsi la largeur [...] de l'arc de scène.

Spanish

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