proscenium

prəˈsɛnɪəm

proscenia

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Definition of proscenium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

theater architecture

TECH.

arch separating stage from audience

TECH.

The proscenium arch framed the entire performance.

ancient theater

TECH.

stage area in front of scene building

TECH.

In ancient Greece, actors performed in the proscenium.

apron

forestage

stage

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arch separating stage from audience
stage area in front of scene building

Expressions with proscenium

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proscenium arch

arch that frames the stage opening in a theater

The actors stood just behind the proscenium arch.

proscenium stage

raised area in a theater framed by an arch

The play was performed on a proscenium stage.

Origin of proscenium

Latin, pro (before) + scaena (stage)

Examples of proscenium in a sentence

The proscenium was ornately decorated with gold leaf.
The proscenium was ornately decorated for the festival.
The director emphasized the importance of the proscenium in the play.

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French:proscenium, avant-scène, ...
German:Proszenium, Vorbühne, ...
Italian:proscenio, ...
Spanish:proscenio, frente del escenario, ...
Portuguese:proscénio, ...
Chinese:舞台前拱门, 前台, ...
Japanese:プロセニアム, 舞台前部, ...
Arabic:قَوْس المَسْرَح, مَقْدِمَة المَسْرَح, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹסֵנִיוּם, פְּרוֹסְצֶנְיוּם, ...
Russian:просцениум, передсцена, ...
Ukrainian:просценіум, сцена, ...
Hindi:प्रोसीनियम, मंच क्षेत्र, ...
Bengali:প্রোসেনিয়াম, ...
Catalan:prosceni, ...
Czech:portál, proskénium, ...
Danish:prosceniumbue, proscenium, ...
Dutch:lijstboog, voortoneel, ...
Greek:προσκηνιακή αψίδα, προσκήνιο, ...
Hungarian:proszcénium, proszkénion, ...
Khmer:ក្លោងទ្វារខាងមុខឆាកដែលបំបែកឆាកពីទស្សនិកជន, ប្រូសេនីម, ...
Korean:프로시니엄 아치, 프러시니엄, ...
Persian:قوس صحنه, پیش‌صحنه, ...
Polish:proscenium, ...
Portuguese (BR):arco do proscênio, proscênio, ...
Romanian:prosceniu, scenă frontală, ...
Swedish:proscenium, prosceniet, ...
Thai:ซุ้มโค้งเวที, พื้นที่เวทีด้านหน้า, ...
Turkish:sahne kemeri, proscenium, ...
Vietnamese:vòm sân khấu, khu vực sân khấu, ...

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