English Dictionary

periaktoi

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

A device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to the stage and are turned in unison to show a different face.

日本語の意味

劇場で背景の風景を変更する装置。隣接する三面の柱状構造物が一列に配置され、一斉に回転して異なる表情を見せる仕掛け

The director asked the stagehands to rotate the periaktoi between scenes to reveal the new backdrop.

演出家は場面転換のたびに舞台スタッフに三面回転柱を回して新しい背景を見せるように頼んだ。

意味（1）

A device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to the stage and are turned in unison to show a different face.