Thursday, May 28, 2009

Behind the Scenes

Inside the Goldoni Theater, LivornoWe are again inside the Teatro Goldoni, this time on the stage: sets of scenography are dangling from the wood grating placed at about 30 meters of height.Inside the Goldoni Theater, LivornoWe are now on top of the grating, just above the stage, and you can admire a giant terracotta jar: full of water it was used then as a primitive fire fighting device.Inside the Goldoni Theater, LivornoPeople working behind the scenes were proud of their work and wrote their accomplishments on the walls. Some of these writing have been left during the renovation of the theatre.
This one says: “Newest Operetta Company, December 14, 1914”.

See also: Inside the “Goldoni” - Teatro Goldoni

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12 comments:

  1. cieldequimperMay 28, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Great to see the backstage and I love the writing, wonderful to see that it hasn't been painted over!

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  2. SarettaMay 28, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    Interesting! The first photo is great!

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  3. jooMay 28, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    It's interesting to see what's goingon behind the stage! Terracotta jar is adorable!

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  4. FioMay 28, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    Che coincidenza!
    Oggi anch'io ce l'ho una vecchia iscrizione sul mio blog :-)

    Belle foto. Scpecialmente la prima.

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  5. nobuMay 28, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    I like first photo most, great shot!!

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  6. HalcyonMay 28, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    We call those gratings the "catwalk" in the theater. Did you get to go up there? I have been on the catwalks in some large theaters before - it can get scary up there. I don't know how those lighting technicians do it.

    Thank you for this look backstage. I am always interested in seeing all aspects of the theater.

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  7. hennyMay 28, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Such a complicate work in a theater. I long to know how they built and used sets of scenography.
    Why there's an ancient jar there?
    I don't mind seeing old writings, sometimes we feel like in old time.

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  8. amatamari©May 28, 2009 at 8:05 PM

    Is very beautiful to see the hidden
    of a theater ...
    Thanks!

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  9. LayrayskiMay 29, 2009 at 5:46 AM

    I haven't been to a lot of behind the curtains places- so thank you =) Very interesting behind and beyond the curtains.

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  10. HildaMay 29, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    It's wonderful that they've kept the jar and even the graffiti. Now that's theater history!

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  11. UnknownMay 29, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    Fantastic post. It's not often it's possible to see clues from the real workers behind the buildings.

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  12. crocrodylMay 29, 2009 at 4:21 PM

    It is always exciting to me when I can look behind the scenes! Thanks for this pleasure:)

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