SHANTO MARIAM UNIVERSITY OF

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

MODULE NAME: EXHIBITION & RETAIL

MODULE CODE: IAR 3338

SUBMITTED TO
IAR. JANNATUL FERDOUS
LECTURER

SUBMITTED BY
REZWANA CHOWDHURY
ID: 173021013

SAMIA AFROZ OISHI

ID: 173021001
STAGE: THE ART OF CREATING THE VISUAL IMAGE OF A STAGE PRODUCTION THROUGH SETS, COSTUMES, LIGHTING, AND STAGE
MECHANISMS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF STAGE DESIGN IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THAT OF THE THEATER, DRAMATURGY, AND THE
REPRESENTATIONAL ARTS.

PURPOSE OF STAGE: THE STAGE SERVES AS A SPACE FOR ACTORS OR PERFORMERS AND A FOCAL POINT (THE SCREEN IN CINEMA
THEATERS) FOR THE AUDIENCE. AS AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE, THE STAGE MAY CONSIST OF A PLATFORM (OFTEN RAISED) OR
SERIES OF PLATFORMS.

PART OF STAGE: A STAGE IS DIVIDED UP INTO NINE PARTS: UPSTAGE LEFT, UPSTAGE RIGHT, UPSTAGE CENTER, CENTER, CENTER
LEFT, CENTER RIGHT, DOWN STAGE LEFT, DOWN STAGE RIGHT, AND DOWN STAGE CENTER. DOWN STAGE BEING CLOSEST TO THE
AUDIENCE.

TYPES OF STAGES:
PROSCENIUM
THRUST STAGES
THEATRES IN-THE-ROUND
ARENA THEATRES
BLACK-BOX OR STUDIO THEATRES
PLATFORM STAGES
KABUKI STAGE
HIPPODROMES
OPEN AIR THEATRES
PROSCENIUM IS THE MOST COMMON STAGE USED IN THE WEST WHICH MAY ALSO BE REFERRED TO AS A PICTURE FRAME STAGE.
THE PRIMARY FEATURE IS A LARGE OPENING KNOWN AS THE PROSCENIUM ARCH THROUGH WHICH THE AUDIENCE VIEWS THE
PERFORMANCE. THE AUDIENCE DIRECTLY FACES THE STAGE—WHICH IS TYPICALLY RAISED SEVERAL FEET ABOVE FRONT ROW
AUDIENCE LEVEL—AND VIEWS ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE SCENE. THIS ONE SIDE IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE INVISIBLE FOURTH
WALL OF THE SCENE. THE PROSCENIUM ARCH EVOLVED FROM THE PROSKENIUM IN ANCIENT GREEK THEATERS.

THE ORIGIN OF PROSCENIUM WAS IN RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE PERIOD.

THRUST STAGE IS ONE THAT EXTENDS INTO THE AUDIENCE ON THREE SIDES AND IS CONNECTED TO THE BACKSTAGE AREA BY ITS
UPSTAGE END. A THRUST HAS THE BENEFIT OF GREATER INTIMACY BETWEEN PERFORMERS AND THE AUDIENCE THAN A
PROSCENIUM, WHILE RETAINING THE UTILITY OF A BACKSTAGE AREA.

THE THRUST STAGE IS THE EARLIEST STAGE TYPE IN WESTERN THEATRE, FIRST APPEARING IN GREEK THEATRES.
A THEATRE IN THE ROUND, ARENA THEATRE OR CENTRAL STAGING IS A SPACE FOR THEATRE IN WHICH THE AUDIENCE
SURROUNDS THE STAGE.

THEATRE-IN-THE-ROUND WAS COMMON IN ANCIENT THEATRE, PARTICULARLY THAT OF GREECE AND ROME, BUT WAS NOT
WIDELY EXPLORED AGAIN UNTIL THE LATTER HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
ARENA THEATRES ARE LARGE SCALE AUDITORIA AND HAVE A CENTRAL STAGE AREA WITH AUDIENCES ON ALL SIDES, SIMILAR TO
THEATRES IN-THE-ROUND. THE STAGE AREA IS USUALLY RECTANGULAR, MORE LIKE A SPORTS ARENA, WITH TIERED SEATING.

ARENA THEATRE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST THEATRES IN BRATISLAVA.

THE BLACK BOX IS A LARGE SOUNDPROOF SPACE THAT CAN BE USED FOR THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE, OR AS A SHOOTING
STAGE. IT HAS LARGE SCENE DOCK DOORS FOR EASY ACCESS; AND A SOPHISTICATED OVERHEAD LIGHTING SET-UP.

BLACK BOX THEATERS HAVE THEIR ROOTS IN THE EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. THE BLACK BOX
THEATERS BECAME POPULAR AND INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD IN THE 1960’S AS REHEARSAL SPACES.
PLATFORM STAGES ARE USUALLY CONSIST OF A RAISED RECTANGULAR PLATFORM AT ONE END OF A ROOM. THEY CAN EITHER
HAVE A LEVEL OR RAKED SLOPING FLOOR. THE AUDIENCE SIT IN ROWS FACING THE STAGE. PLATFORM STAGES ARE OFTEN USED IN
MULTI-PURPOSE HALLS WHERE THEATRE IS ONLY ONE OF THE SPACE'S USES.
THE KABUKI STAGE FEATURES A PROJECTION CALLED A HANAMICHI "FLOWER PATH", A WALKWAY WHICH EXTENDS INTO THE
AUDIENCE AND VIA WHICH DRAMATIC ENTRANCES AND EXITS ARE MADE. OKUNI ALSO PERFORMED ON A HANAMICHI STAGE
WITH HER ENTOURAGE. THE STAGE IS USED NOT ONLY AS A WALKWAY OR PATH TO GET TO AND FROM THE MAIN STAGE, BUT
IMPORTANT SCENES ARE ALSO PLAYED ON THE STAGE.

THE ORIGIN OF KABUKI STAGE IS IN KYOTO, JAPAN

HIPPODROME STAGE IS THE STAGE, LIKE OTHER HIPPODROMES OF THE PERIOD, WAS BUILT SO THAT THE FRONT SECTION COULD
BE WITHDRAWN TO REVEAL AN IMMENSE TANK FOR WATER SPECTACLES. LIKE MOST OF FRANK MATCHAM’S (ENGLISH ARCHITECT)
LATER DESIGNS, THE THEATRE WAS DESIGNED WITH PROJECTION EQUIPMENT.

THE ORIGIN OF HIPPODROME STAGE IS IN LONDON.

OPEN AIR STAGE IS THE STAGE WHICH IS OPEN TO THE SKY BUT IT COULD BE DRAWN OVER THE AUDIENCE TO PROVIDE
PROTECTION AGAINST SUNLIGHT AND RAIN. IT IS A STAGE WELL ADAPTED WHERE THE IMAGINATION OF THE AUDIENCE COULD BE
STIMULATED. IT’S USED FOR WEDDING EVENTS, CONCERT, RHETORIC ETC.

IT FIRST BEGAN AT AROUND 1916 IN BERLIN, GERMANY.

STAGE DESIGNING
NAME OF THE EVENT: PLAY BASED ON RABINDRONATH TAGORE’S SHORT
STORIES.
PLACE OF THE EVENT: THE GRAND RAJBARI GROUND.
TIME: 5PM-10PM
TYPE OF STAGE: OPEN AIR PLATFROM STAGE.
SITTING CAPACITY: AROUND 300 PERSON.
DESIGN FOCUS: COLOR, TEXTURE, FORM, SPACE, MOVEMENT, AND SHAPE.
AS WE HAVE DECIDED TO WORK ON OPEN AIR
STAGE FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE WENT WITH
THE IDEA OF PLATFORM STAGE FOR TWO
REASONS.
1. FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE EVENT. THE
EVENT IS GOING TO PLACE ON THE GRAND
RAJBARI GROUND WITCH DOESN'T HAVE ANY
KIND OF READY SPACE SO, WE HAVE TO MAKE A
STAGE WHERE THE DRAMA WILL BE PLAYED.
2. FOR CHOOSING PLATFORM STAGE IS, IN THIS
TYPE OF STAGE THE AUDIENCE SIT IN THE ROW
FACING THE STAGE. SO THERE WILL BE NO
DIFFICULTY FOR THE ACTORS TO CO-OPERATE
WITH THE AUDIENCE.
GRAND RAJBARI GROUND
OPEN AIR-
PLATFORM
STAGE
FRONT
ELEVATION
FRONT
ELEVATION
MODULAR STAGE DETAIL
STAGE STRUCTURE

TRUSS LIGHTING STRUCTURE

TYPES OF STAGE LIGHTING
FLOODLIGHTS – ILLUMINATE LARGE AREAS AND CAN FILL SHADOWED AREAS OF THE STAGE. THEY
OFFER A BROAD, SOFT LIGHTING SOURCE. SOFT LAMPS, BROAD LIGHTS, FIXED-FOCUS LIGHTING AND
FLORESCENT LIGHTING ARE ALL COMMONLY USED AS FLOODLIGHTS.

SOFT LAMPS – DIFFUSE LIGHTS AND WRAPS AROUND THE SUBJECT MAINLY TO REDUCE SHADOWS ON
STAGE. THEY ARE BOXLIKE AND TYPICALLY PORTABLE.

BROAD LIGHTS – SMALL LIGHTS HOUSED IN A BOXLIKE CONTAINER AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE ONLY 1
LAMP. THEY ARE USED IN SMALL AREAS ON SET TO SUPPLEMENT LIGHTING TO LIGHTEN SHADOWS
AND NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE MAIN LIGHT.

FIXED-FOCUS LIGHTING – COVERS A WIDE AREA OF THE STAGE WITH AN EVEN AND CONTROLLABLE
FIELD OF LIGHT.

SPOTLIGHTS – PROJECT BEAMS OF LIGHT COMING ONTO THE STAGE. LED LIGHT SOURCES MAKE
EXCELLENT SPOTLIGHTS. LED LIGHTS SUCH AS SSRC’S LED WORK LIGHT PROVIDE VERY STRONG LIGHT
SOURCES FOR STAGES.
STAGE LIGHTING DIAGRAM
FURNITURE-PODIUM DESIGN 2’

MATERIALS:
LAMINATED BOARD

4’
AUDIENCE SITTING ARRANGEMENTS

4 TIER STRAIGHT SEATED RISERS RETANGULAR ARRANGEMENT