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单词 proscenium arch
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Definition of proscenium arch in English:

proscenium arch

noun
  • An arch framing the opening between the stage and the auditorium in some theatres.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a commonplace observation that Hitchcock often liked to launch scenes by framing a frame, more or less explicitly alluding to the proscenium arch of classical theatre.
    • When I was a kid and the BBC showed live theatre productions (and they were genuinely live in those days), they pretty much just stuck a camera in front of the proscenium arch and switched it on.
    • It stretches into the auditorium, with a fire-breathing dragon atop the proscenium arch, and winged monkeys flying over our heads.
    • The stage is oval in plan, behind a proscenium arch, flanked by paired piers and columns that support a parted impediment.
    • The effect I want is different to the proscenium arch, but the proscenium arch developed because the spectacle of a group of people on stage was fascinating.
    • The body's relationship to the proscenium arch disappeared.
    • One wall displayed a slightly tilted, multicolored outline of a triumphant half circle, establishing the proscenium arch, accompanied by two straight lines of unequal length.
    • This platform allowed painters and plasterers access to the domed auditorium ceiling and proscenium arch.
    • The stage sported some twenty-nine doors - some at ground level, others opening off two suspended galleries, yet others opening out of the walls of the proscenium arch or half-concealing the musicians in their gallery in the wings.
    • Beyond the proscenium arch was the scenic stage, which featured three tiers of movable shutters and their corresponding tiers of masking wings.
    • Next came the introduction of surtitles in the opera house, either above the proscenium arch or, in some theatres, on individual screens in front of each seat.
    • In most of the theater photographs, a darkened proscenium arch and decorative architectural details enclose a rectangle of dense, milky light.
    • It is a proscenium theatre, but the proscenium arch is made almost invisible by its dark colour, uniting the audience and actor in a single room.
    • Yet the principle of the proscenium arch, which institutes the separation of spectators and performers, was continually subverted during the festival.
    • With a bust of Mozart crowning the proscenium arch, the figure of poetry seated to the left, that of music to the right and the 16 feet diameter chandelier above it looks quite magnificent.
    • I say ‘went to the theatre’ but, in fact, that which happened within the proscenium arch was the least of our concerns: it was the before, during and after that made it such a top night out.
    • So, while it is a comical work, its satire doesn't just remain within the proscenium arch; it reaches out over the orchestra pit and gives an electric shock to the good people in evening clothes.
    • A proscenium arch is outlined in electric bulbs on the backdrop; the choreographic format is a series of disparate ‘numbers.’
    • It's not just a proscenium arch and a sign saying ‘theatre’ above the door.
    • The theme of metatheatricality is foregrounded through the use of a proscenium arch, which frames the Crucible's theatre-in-the-round.
 
 

Definition of proscenium arch in US English:

proscenium arch

nounprəˈsēnēəm
  • An arch framing the opening between the stage and the auditorium in some theaters.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It stretches into the auditorium, with a fire-breathing dragon atop the proscenium arch, and winged monkeys flying over our heads.
    • The theme of metatheatricality is foregrounded through the use of a proscenium arch, which frames the Crucible's theatre-in-the-round.
    • So, while it is a comical work, its satire doesn't just remain within the proscenium arch; it reaches out over the orchestra pit and gives an electric shock to the good people in evening clothes.
    • A proscenium arch is outlined in electric bulbs on the backdrop; the choreographic format is a series of disparate ‘numbers.’
    • Yet the principle of the proscenium arch, which institutes the separation of spectators and performers, was continually subverted during the festival.
    • I say ‘went to the theatre’ but, in fact, that which happened within the proscenium arch was the least of our concerns: it was the before, during and after that made it such a top night out.
    • Next came the introduction of surtitles in the opera house, either above the proscenium arch or, in some theatres, on individual screens in front of each seat.
    • It is a commonplace observation that Hitchcock often liked to launch scenes by framing a frame, more or less explicitly alluding to the proscenium arch of classical theatre.
    • When I was a kid and the BBC showed live theatre productions (and they were genuinely live in those days), they pretty much just stuck a camera in front of the proscenium arch and switched it on.
    • This platform allowed painters and plasterers access to the domed auditorium ceiling and proscenium arch.
    • It is a proscenium theatre, but the proscenium arch is made almost invisible by its dark colour, uniting the audience and actor in a single room.
    • In most of the theater photographs, a darkened proscenium arch and decorative architectural details enclose a rectangle of dense, milky light.
    • The stage sported some twenty-nine doors - some at ground level, others opening off two suspended galleries, yet others opening out of the walls of the proscenium arch or half-concealing the musicians in their gallery in the wings.
    • One wall displayed a slightly tilted, multicolored outline of a triumphant half circle, establishing the proscenium arch, accompanied by two straight lines of unequal length.
    • Beyond the proscenium arch was the scenic stage, which featured three tiers of movable shutters and their corresponding tiers of masking wings.
    • With a bust of Mozart crowning the proscenium arch, the figure of poetry seated to the left, that of music to the right and the 16 feet diameter chandelier above it looks quite magnificent.
    • The effect I want is different to the proscenium arch, but the proscenium arch developed because the spectacle of a group of people on stage was fascinating.
    • The stage is oval in plan, behind a proscenium arch, flanked by paired piers and columns that support a parted impediment.
    • The body's relationship to the proscenium arch disappeared.
    • It's not just a proscenium arch and a sign saying ‘theatre’ above the door.
 
 
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