house lights
Theater ceiling fixtures
House lights are the main overhead lights in a theater, concert hall, or other performance venue that illuminate the audience seating area.
They are turned on before a show and during intermission, then dimmed or turned off when the performance begins to focus attention on the stage.
The house lights went down and the audience fell silent.
The phrase distinguishes these from stage lighting, which illuminates the performers.
- dimmersBrightness-reducing switches
- gelsSets or coagulates
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- final bowPerformer's closing acknowledgment
- standing ovationApplause while risen
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house lightsstage lighting
Lamps illuminating performance spaces
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