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Filene Center Setup for Bernstein at 100, July 27, 2018

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

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A timelapse of stage setup for an orchestra show. The fire curtain is lifted from the stage revealing stagehands working. Crew build a screen. Screen is lifted above the stage. Crew take out wooden asymmetrical shaped ceiling pieces. Dozens of chairs are brought out. large wooden rectangular pieces of the orchestra shell are brought on stage, raised, and placed in their position above the stage using chain motors. Screen drops. The walls of the orchestra shell are moved onto the stage and placed into position creating a 3 walled room. A crew member uses lift to make final adjustments on the ceiling of the orchestra shell. Crew begins to align the chairs on the stage forming a semicircle for the orchestra area.

Description

Time-lapse of three-hour setup of the Filene Center stage for the July 27, 2018 performance of Bernstein at 100.

Duration

41.408 seconds

Credit

NPS Video / A. Tripp and W. Rifenbark

Date Created

05/16/2023

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