Shadows: Performance environment (proscenium arch, end stage, in-the-round, site sensitive)

Shadows: Performance environment (proscenium arch, end stage, in-the-round, site sensitive)

Shadows: Performance Environment

• Performance environment can vary - it can be a proscenium arch, end stage, in-the-round, or site sensitive.

• Proscenium Arch:
  • Traditionally used in ballet and theatre.
  • Stage is framed like a picture.
  • Audience seated in front, providing one viewing angle.
• End Stage:
  • Stage at one end, audience on the other.
  • Less formal than proscenium, offers intimacy.
  • Audience closer to the action.
• In-the-round:
  • Audience seated on all sides.
  • Requires careful choreography as performers are viewed from every angle.
  • Can promote sense of communal experience.
• Site Sensitive:
  • Performance designed for a specific location.
  • Can be indoors or outdoors.
  • Site can significantly influence meaning and interpretation.