front curtain
Theater's opening veil
In theater, the front curtain is the main drape that separates the stage from the audience, raised or parted when a performance begins: The front curtain rose to reveal an elaborate set.
In photography, front curtain sync fires a flash when the shutter first opens, the standard setting for most flash photography.
- forestageStage section before proscenium
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- theatreArt of staged performance
- hangingExecution by noose
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