New Poll - Stage design
Sun, 16 May 2004, 08:41 pmcrgwllms7 posts in thread
New Poll - Stage design
Sun, 16 May 2004, 08:41 pmNew poll topic - what style of stage design (proscenium, traverse, etc) do you prefer ?
The Poll-tergeist
The Poll-tergeist
Re: Poll results - Stage design
Fri, 4 June 2004, 01:38 pmWhat Type of staging do you prefer?
156 participants in 3 weeks
Proscenium arch - 48 votes (29%)
No preference - 34 votes (20%)
Thrust - 31 votes (19%)
In The Round - 22 votes (13%)
Non structured - ie street theatre - 13 votes (8%)
Promenade - 7 votes (4%)
Traverse - 7 votes (4%)
Poll didn't specify whether 'prefer' meant as a performer, a director, designer, or audience...I suspect there could be varying responses depending on which 'hat' you are wearing at the time, and also depending on the type of show and whether it was successfully utilised in that instance.
But a clear overall preference to Proscenium compared to all the other options apart from 'no preference'.
I remember attending a theatre conference in the US about 16 years ago where the 'breakthrough' topic of the day's discussion was introducing the notion of non-proscenium staging... I was fascinated in a bored sort of way because the last two shows we'd devised had been in-the-round and traverse...(the latter of which wasn't even presented as an option!).
Not that there's anything wrong with the Pros arch, but it WAS quite amazing to hear this presented as 'new' information. It struck home to me how ingrained some styles can be, and largely due to the limitations of many venue designs.
I'd agree with Meddoes that flexibility is the key; suiting the staging to the production...unfortunately not a lot of venues allow so many options.
The Poll-tergeist
PS I've just remembered another sometimes effective option that could have been included...is there a name for the type of staging where the audience sits in the middle and the action happens on all sides around them..?
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156 participants in 3 weeks
Proscenium arch - 48 votes (29%)
No preference - 34 votes (20%)
Thrust - 31 votes (19%)
In The Round - 22 votes (13%)
Non structured - ie street theatre - 13 votes (8%)
Promenade - 7 votes (4%)
Traverse - 7 votes (4%)
Poll didn't specify whether 'prefer' meant as a performer, a director, designer, or audience...I suspect there could be varying responses depending on which 'hat' you are wearing at the time, and also depending on the type of show and whether it was successfully utilised in that instance.
But a clear overall preference to Proscenium compared to all the other options apart from 'no preference'.
I remember attending a theatre conference in the US about 16 years ago where the 'breakthrough' topic of the day's discussion was introducing the notion of non-proscenium staging... I was fascinated in a bored sort of way because the last two shows we'd devised had been in-the-round and traverse...(the latter of which wasn't even presented as an option!).
Not that there's anything wrong with the Pros arch, but it WAS quite amazing to hear this presented as 'new' information. It struck home to me how ingrained some styles can be, and largely due to the limitations of many venue designs.
I'd agree with Meddoes that flexibility is the key; suiting the staging to the production...unfortunately not a lot of venues allow so many options.
The Poll-tergeist
PS I've just remembered another sometimes effective option that could have been included...is there a name for the type of staging where the audience sits in the middle and the action happens on all sides around them..?
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