backstage
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbækˌsteɪdʒ/
:
zona entre bastidores
- So he got us not only tickets to see the band, but we got to meet them backstage after the show.
And I think everyone who works in theater, who has worked in theater will tell you that the best show is always backstage, that watching the crew move and do stuff.
- And I think everyone who works in theater, who has worked in theater will tell you that the best show is always backstage, that watching the crew move and do stuff.
Examples
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All visitors must leave the backstage area at this time.
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But I think those relationships that I made in the makeup chair or backstage or whatever, those added so much to my, my life.
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Uh, we'll want the same backstage setup for the live recording.
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Consequently, she always had to watch from backstage, dancing in the wings.
Academic text (2008) -
There is a gentleman backstage that's very familiar with my work.
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William sits on the backstage steps, writing feverishly in his notebook.
Fiction book (2000) -
Engrossed, driven by her need for her Steinway, she strode through the backstage area.
Fiction book (1999) -
After the concert, the band invites fans to join them backstage for a meet-and-greet.
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The director called for silence as the crew worked backstage to prepare for the next scene.
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She went backstage to help the actors get ready before their big performance.
Synonyms
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5.8
An area at the side of a stage where actors wait out of sight
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4.2
An area of the stage not visible to the audience where actors or props wait
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Morphology
Etymology
Backstage comes from the two simple words back and stage, meaning the area 'behind' the stage. So it names the place in a theatre where actors and crew prepare out of sight of the audience.