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revolving stage

American

noun

Theater.

a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.

Etymology

Origin of revolving stage

First recorded in 1910–15

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revolving stage

Keeping your balance on a revolving stage probably sounds easy when you compare it with battling demogorgons, but Gaten Matarazzo points out one big difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

They had a revolving stage, so it was basically a treadmill, and we were running something like 23 kilometers a night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Kabuki, which features live music and dance on a revolving stage, originated in the 17th Century Edo era and is traditionally performed only by men.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

The show will unfold on a two-story revolving stage, with plugged-in instruments and a hand-painted drum kit.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2017

In the Deutsches Theatre the great revolving stage makes change of scene easy so that Reinhardt is enabled to present Shakespeare, a great favourite in Germany, in a most picturesque manner.

From Face to Face with Kaiserism by James W. (James Watson) Gerard

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