Performance Environments GCSE Dance

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Proscenium

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The arch or opening that creates the effect of a picture frame and separates the stage from the auditorium.

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End-stage

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A performance space with the audience on one side; also known as 'end-on'.

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Site sensitive

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Dances that are designed for (or relate to) non-theatre spaces.

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In-the-round

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A performing area with the audience seated on all sides.

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Dance for camera

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Where the choreographer collaborates with (or is) the film-maker; where the intention is to produce a dance work in a multi-media form that cannot be achieved in live performance.