Performing arts

Performing arts

Referring to those forms of art which make use of the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium.

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gusset

Performing arts; Theatre

A brace, usually triangular, used to reinforce the corners and crosspiece connections in a flat frame. Can also be used to "scab" flats together to form a wall on a box set.

fly

Performing arts; Theatre

To suspend scenery, drops or lighting from a pipe batten hung from the grid. The term is also used to describe the act of raising or lowering scenery or a drop out of or into the ...

gaffer tape

Performing arts; Theatre

A cloth tape with a flat finish that can be used to temporarily fix cable in place. It is also useful for covering seams in flats that are joined together to form a wall because ...

hand working

Performing arts; Theatre

Traditional method of raising or lowering scenery or drops by hand-lines from a fly-loft with a pin rail, as opposed to the modern counterweighted systems.