proscenium

Meaning

1. The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
2. The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
3. The row of columns at the front of the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
4. A proscenium arch.

Synonyms

forestage

apron

proscenia

foreground

proscenium wall

front

proscenium arch

ramp

front part of stage

Translations

proscenio

prosceni

proscênio

proscenio

προσκήνιο

Proszenium

avant-scène

proscenium

ribalta

proscaenium

Vorbühne

مقدمة المسرح

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəʊˈsiː.ni.əm/

Etymology

From Latin proscaenium (“in front of the scenery”), from Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗnion), from πρό (pró, “before”) + σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene building”).