The backstage hides the upper part of the stage.
The idea of bambalinas comes from bambalear , a verb also mentioned as wobble : to make a thing move with a sway (an oscillation). The concept is used in the field of theater to name the strips that, hung across the width of a stage, set the height of the scenes and hide the upper sector of the stage in question.
In other words, the backstage are the canvases that hang from the top of the stage . The set of all these scenes make up, together with the curtains, a loom that is often integrated into the decoration of the set .
Backstage use
In theaters, cinemas, fashion shows, concerts or even in the circus, backstage is considered to exist. These, as we have mentioned, are a type of structure that is usually presented in horizontal format and that will help prevent the viewer from seeing what is happening offstage.
In the case of spaces where concerts are held, it is common, although they are not the same, for backstage and backstage to be used synonymously.
It is considered that, as a general rule, the backstage becomes the specific space where important figures of the play, opera or dance show that is taking place are found. We are referring to both the councilor and the director and even the operators and stagehands.
What happens behind the scenes is hidden from the public.
Expressions with the term
Beyond the specific meaning of the term backstage, its most frequent use appears in the construction of expressions such as “behind the scenes” , “behind the scenes” or “behind the scenes” . These phrases, which have their origin in the events that happen on a stage and that the spectators cannot see, refer to events that take place in a confidential or secret way.
Something that happens “behind the scenes” , in this way, occurs in a hidden or private way. For example: "Behind the scenes it is said that the actor is separated from his wife and that, for that reason, he is depressed" , "Homosexuals for a long time had to express their love behind the scenes to avoid attacks" , "The agreement between “Both countries were closed behind the scenes a week ago, but only now was the official announcement made.”
Precisely we find the fact that “behind the scenes” is an expression widely used among families that have several generations of actors. And in this way it is said that the youngest people, growing up behind the scenes, because they were there while their parents or grandparents performed, have felt the acting bug from an early age.
Backstage as a name
Border o Backstage, por último, son nombres que identifican a varias compañías y grupos de theater en distintos países.
In the same way, there is a company or group called Bambalinas Mágicas that specializes in carrying out extracurricular activities. We are referring to urban camps, workshops, animations... It has more than fifteen years of experience in the sector and has a wide variety of proposals both at a cultural, sports, artistic, musical and language level.