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proscenium

[ proh-see-nee-uhm, pruh- ]

noun

Theater.
plural proscenia
  1. Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. : pros.
  2. (formerly) the apron or, especially in ancient theater, the stage itself.


proscenium

/ ±è°ùəˈ²õ¾±Ë²Ôɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. the arch or opening separating the stage from the auditorium together with the area immediately in front of the arch
  2. (in ancient theatres) the stage itself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of proscenium1

1600–10; < Latin proscÄ“nium, proscaenium < Greek ±è°ù´Ç²õ°ìḗn¾±´Ç²Ô entrance to a tent, porch, stage ( Late Greek: stage curtain), equivalent to pro- pro- 2 + ²õ°ìŧ²Ô ( ḗ ) ( scene ) + -ion neuter noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of proscenium1

C17: via Latin from Greek pro²õ°ìŧ²Ôion, from pro- before + ²õ°ìŧ²ÔÄ“ scene
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"The story and the music itself was great for the Harris Theater, and honestly might have been dwarfed by this big gold proscenium with 3,500 seats."

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The Delacorte was, she said, her group’s first proscenium experience in New York.

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The surprise is how well the space works for dance despite no proscenium to hang lights from, or wings for the dancers to disappear into.

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Norman loved the theater, and because he wanted to bring the theater to the everyday family in their households, his multicam sitcoms were very different: the proscenium, long scenes, pages and pages with no jokes.

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East Coast scenes are presented in black and white, the assorted proscenium and backstage settings filmed in old, 99-seat theaters in Chinchón and nearby towns.

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