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Know the theatre Proscenium: Pronounced (pro-se-ni-um): The part of the stage that lies in front of the curtain. A blue light was focused on the narrator standing at the proscenium. Pit: A place in front of the stage where the orchestra is seated for playing for an opera, ballet etc. The orchestra pit was decorated with glittering silver stars. Wings: The area to the left and the right of the stage that is hidden from the audience by curtains, screen etc. The children stood in the wings, impatiently awaiting their turn to perform. Green room: A room where the performers can rest when they are not required to perform. |
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Anna was so tired that she heaved a sigh of relief when she reached the green room. Box office: The place at the theatre from where the tickets are bought or reserved. The queue at the box office was so long that we feared that we might not get to see the show. Backstage: Behind the stage. I went backstage to congratulate all the actors. Backdrop (also called back cloth): A printed or decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage. It serves as part of a scenery. The backdrop was so accurately and beautifully made that it looked quite realistic. Discover Using the clues given below, find more words related to theatre: A dance to tell a story, with music but without speech or singing. B----- A story told using only gestures and expressions. ---E. A short light musical comedy. O----T-A. Dramatic work in which most words are sung. -P--A. A drama in which figures of puppets or living actors are made to stand behind a screen and a light throws their shadow on the screen. S-----P---. Written or printed music for an opera, used by the conductor. S---E. Text of an opera. L-B--T-O. An Italian comic opera concerned with humorous situations that take place in everyday life. O----B-F--. Looking back Opera is a dramatic performance in which music forms an essential part, consisting of arias and choruses with orchestral accompaniment and scenery. It was first adopted in Italy. The first English work that may be called an opera was D’ Avenant’s Seige of Rhodes. Ballad was originally a song and dance; hence a light simple song of any kind, or a popular song often celebrating or attacking persons or institutions. From this was derived the modern usage, in which a ballad is a simple spirited poem in short stanzas in which some popular story is graphically narrated. Ponder The education of the human mind commences in the cradle. — T. Cogan. Score card —Illa Vig |
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