Use of a special curtain and colored lights to create a backdrop that provides the impression of a horizon, mood, or time changes.
a sheet or curtain at the very back of the set designed for certain scenic effects; of special interest to cast members because its presence prevents them from crossing over backstage between stage right and left during performance or dress rehearsal.
Plain cloth or plastered wall filling the rear of the stage. The term is often loosely applied to a blue skycloth, or any flattage at the rear of the stage. Maybe curved at the ends. A more effective backing can be obtained by hanging a sharkstooth gauze just in front of the plain white cyc which gives a hazy effect of distance.
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.
An undecorated set backing which is formed by either a cloth, a set of flats or the wall at the back of the stage.
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.
A cloth hung to the very back of the stage, plain or painted to provide a grand vista often curved in plan.
A flat or curved stretched cloth or rigid structure, used as a background to a setting. A cyclorama is used to give the illusion of infinity or to simulate a sky.
The rear wall or backcloth of the stage.
(Cyc) A curtain sewn flat usually muslin and either blue or white which is used upstage to give perception of the sky in the background.
A theatrical scenic term describing a smooth backdrop which is often used to create a sky background for a production.
A verticaly hung cloth (usually stretched) used as a general purpose scenic background.
(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 curtain or wall, often concave, positioned at the back of the stage area. It was popularized in the German theater of the 19th century and continues in common usage today in theaters throughout the world. A "cyc" (US theatrical abbreviation) can be made of unbleached canvas (larger versions) or muslin (smaller versions), filled scrim (popularized on broadway in the 20th century), or seamless transluscent plastic (often referred to as "Opera Plastic").