I've spent a lot of time in theaters. Performing. Designing and building sets. Experiencing the magic from the house. But tonight at the ballet, before settling into our seats and the curtain rose, I was especially entranced by the mechanics of it all backstage.
There was this great wall of ropes, for raising and lowering elements of the set onto the stage. I tried to trace where the ropes led, but they went up farther than I could see. I could imagine the ropes moving back-drops and large set pieces. In a way, they reminded me of tweening and actionscripted motion graphics in Flash.
During the performance, there was a moment when the dancers reminded me of MovieClips moving back and forth through layers. I started thinking about how to code it, but quickly decided to think about it later and just enjoy the ballet.
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