Arena stage
Under thrust stage means a stage form of the 20th century, at the ancient arena inspired. Specific examples are sports arenas and circus buildings as popular venues. The arena stage was created at the beginning of the century in an effort to overcome the illusionary peep-show stage and bring the audience closer to the actors. In the arena stage, the spectators' seats are arranged around a central playing area, with the rear usually remaining free. Often the spectators sit on stepped platforms or grandstands . The arena stage is common as an open-air stage . It is seldom permanently installed in rooms, but one of several possible stage forms, a changeability that is derived from Walter Gropius ' ideal of a "total theater" (1927).
Max Reinhardt stood up for the Arenabühne as a popular theater and had the Berlin Circus Renz converted into a large theater in 1919 . Also Erwin Piscator or Brecht welcomed the "revolutionary" stage form.
literature
- Reginald R. Isaacs: Walter Gropius. Man and his work , Univ. of California 1982. ISBN 978-3-7861-1398-0