A display consisting of a continuous series of pictures placed on the walls of a circular room so as to appear in natural perspective by a person standing in the middle
The curtain at the rear of the performance area, usually without pleating or fullness, used to represent the sky or distant areas Also the borders, legs, and drops used to define the limits of a performance area
A large fabric backdrop, without pleating or fullness, forming a half-circle around the acting area More typical of smaller facilities, although it can be found in spaces used extensively for music or choral performances Commonly shortened to cyc (pronounced as "sike", rhyming with bike)
The realistic effect is increased by putting, in the space between the spectator and the picture, things adapted to the scene represented, and in some places only parts of these objects, the completion of them being carried out pictorially
A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature
In a proscenium theatre, a large piece of curved scenery that wraps around the rear of the stage and is illuminated to resemble the sky or to serve as an abstract neutral background It is usually made of fabric stretched between curved pipes but is sometimes a permanent structure made of concrete and plaster
(1) Curtain at the rear of the performance area used to represent the sky or distant areas (2) Set of borders, legs, and drops used to define the limits of a performance area
A cyclorama is a large cloth drop used to surround the stage Often it is white or light blue and is used to have a surface to project lights on