Skene (theatre)

The Skene described in the Greek theatron one built on the edge of the Orchestra wooden hut. She served as the carrier for stage sets.

Word origin

The word comes from the Greek σκηνή, ancient Greek skene " the tabernacle, the tent ", today's Greek SKINI " the stage, the scene, the tent ". Germanized in the form of scene ( pronunciation [ STSE: nə ], colloquially [se: nə ] ) is it for the stage of the theater, elevator, business section, see scene.

Description

Towards the end of the 5th century BC, the Skene was equipped with three doors and had two stories; on the top a platform for gods phenomena.

  • Architecture of theater buildings
  • Theater architecture and decoration of the Greco -Roman antiquity
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