bambolina

English translation: Border

16:29 Oct 25, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / theatre terminology
Portuguese term or phrase: bambolina
"Faixa de pano que faz as vezes de tecto, para evitar que se veja a teia das luzes"
Manuel O
English translation:Border
Explanation:
"Borders, are wide, short draperies that span the width of the stage; these are used to mask lights and scenery that have been raised into the fly loft."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theater_drapes_and_stage_curta...

Could be called BLACKS as well:

BLACKS
1) Black clothing worn by stage management during productions.
2) Any black drapes or tabs, permanently or temporarily rigged. Used for masking offstage and technical areas.
Running Blacks are full stage width black tabs with a split half way, which are usually fitted to a tab track so that they can be opened and closed horizontally AND flown in and out. The tab track control can either be operated from stage level or from a fly floor (when they're flown out). Hard Blacks are black-covered scenic flats used as masking.
Blacks flown vertically at the edge of the stage are known as LEGS. Blacks across the top of the stage are BORDERS.
http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/topics/stage-managem...
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Jack Martin
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Local time: 15:11
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4 +3Border
Jack Martin
3Drop curtain
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira


  

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BAMBOLINA
Drop curtain


Explanation:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/drop-curtain

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Border


Explanation:
"Borders, are wide, short draperies that span the width of the stage; these are used to mask lights and scenery that have been raised into the fly loft."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theater_drapes_and_stage_curta...

Could be called BLACKS as well:

BLACKS
1) Black clothing worn by stage management during productions.
2) Any black drapes or tabs, permanently or temporarily rigged. Used for masking offstage and technical areas.
Running Blacks are full stage width black tabs with a split half way, which are usually fitted to a tab track so that they can be opened and closed horizontally AND flown in and out. The tab track control can either be operated from stage level or from a fly floor (when they're flown out). Hard Blacks are black-covered scenic flats used as masking.
Blacks flown vertically at the edge of the stage are known as LEGS. Blacks across the top of the stage are BORDERS.
http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/topics/stage-managem...

Example sentence(s):
  • Borders, are wide, short draperies that span the width of the stage; these are used to mask lights and scenery that have been raised into the fly loft."

    https://sewwhatinc.com/resources/drape-descriptions/legsborder/
    Reference: http://www.iar.unicamp.br/lab/luz/ld/C%EAnica/Guias/guide_to...
Jack Martin
Brazil
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!

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