The curtain at the rear of the performance area, usually without pleating or fullness, used to represent the sky or distant areas. Also the borders, legs, and drops used to define the limits of a performance area.

An undecorated set backing which is formed by either a cloth, a set of flats or the wall at the back of the stage.

In a proscenium theatre, a large piece of curved scenery that wraps around the rear of the stage and is illuminated to resemble the sky or to serve as an abstract neutral background. It is usually made of fabric stretched between curved pipes but is sometimes a permanent structure made of concrete and plaster.

A cloth hung to the very back of the stage, plain or painted to provide a grand vista often curved in plan.

A flat or curved stretched cloth or rigid structure, used as a background to a setting. A cyclorama is used to give the illusion of infinity or to simulate a sky.

The rear wall or backcloth of the stage.

(Cyc) A curtain sewn flat usually muslin and either blue or white which is used upstage to give perception of the sky in the background.

A theatrical scenic term describing a smooth backdrop which is often used to create a sky background for a production.

A verticaly hung cloth (usually stretched) used as a general purpose scenic background.

(1) Curtain at the rear of the performance area used to represent the sky or distant areas. (2) Set of borders, legs, and drops used to define the limits of a performance area.

A cyclorama is a large curtain or wall, often concave, positioned at the back of the stage area. It was popularized in the German theater of the 19th century and continues in common usage today in theaters throughout the world. A "cyc" (US theatrical abbreviation) can be made of unbleached canvas (larger versions) or muslin (smaller versions), filled scrim (popularized on broadway in the 20th century), or seamless transluscent plastic (often referred to as "Opera Plastic").

a large painting which encircles a spectator

a panoramic display of huge oil-on-canvas paintings mounted on the walls inside a large round building built especially for it, with a viewing platform in the center