noun
proscenium
Proscenium (noun) means the area of a stage that lies between the curtain and where the orchestra is positioned.
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1
The area of a stage that lies between the curtain and where the orchestra is positioned.
"It looks like a film, a meticulous, detailed, visually balanced wide-screen Wes Anderson one. There’s no proscenium, no stage, no wings, no audience."
— Manohla Dargis, ‘Asteroid City’ Review: Our Town and Country (2023)
2
The part of a stage just in front of the backdrop structure.
3
A line of pillars at the front of the backdrop, originally set behind the round performing area and later built onto the stage itself.
"The front of the scene-building and of the parascenia came to be decorated with a row of columns, the proscenium (πρό, "before"+σκηνή)."
— Roy C. Flickinger, The Greek Theater and Its Drama (1936)
4
The arch that frames the front of a stage.
"Screamers trumpeted from the roof of the supermarket, white storks rattled their bills as their surveyed the town from the proscenium of the filling-station."
— J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company (1979)
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Etymology
Traceable to Latin proscaenium ("in front of the scenery"), which came from Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗnion), built from πρό (pró, "before") and σκηνή (skēnḗ, "scene building").
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What is the meaning of proscenium?
"proscenium" (noun) means the area of a stage that lies between the curtain and where the orchestra is positioned.
What is another word for proscenium?
Other words for "proscenium" include apron, forestage.
What are the different meanings of proscenium?
"proscenium" has 3 main meanings: 1. The area of a stage that lies between the curtain and where the orchestra is positioned; 2. The part of a stage just in front of the backdrop structure; 3. A line of pillars at the front of the backdrop, originally set behind the round performing area and later built onto the stage itself.
