cyclorama
Americannoun
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a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
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Theater. a curved wall or drop at the back of a stage, used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or distance in the background of exterior scenes or for obtaining lighting effects.
noun
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Also called: panorama. a large picture, such as a battle scene, on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, designed to appear in natural perspective to a spectator in the centre
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theatre
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a curtain or wall curving along the back of a stage, usually painted to represent the sky and serving to enhance certain lighting effects
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any set of curtains that enclose the back and sides of a stage setting
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He called the “cottage industry” of allegations and conspiracy theories a “grim cyclorama of deceit and sensation” and said those promoting such tales were motived by money.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
The video design by Luke Halls creates a poetic cyclorama of sea and skyline that conjures history in black-and-white imagery and occasionally summons the nightmares of its characters in gory color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Some are in concert with the shape of the building — as in Bradford’s cyclorama.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2021
In “The Sun Unto a Day,” the Bharatanatyam dancer Sonali Skandan places herself in cyclorama void like the one on “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”; it exposes her imprecision.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2021
“As for the why...I was being a jerk before about it. You were right—I wasn’t listening, and I realized I was being an idiot. The cyclorama wasn’t about the cyclorama. It...Anyway...”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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