The Transforming Stage
De transformerende scène
Die transformative Bühne
Proměňující se jeviště
La trasformazione del Palcoscenico
La escena transformable
Den förvandlingsbara scenen
Synchronised scene changes
Gesynchroniseerde scènewisselingen
Synchronisierte Szenenwechsel
Synchronizované jevištní změny
Cambi di scena sincronizzati
Cambios de escena sincronizados
Synkroniserade scenbyten
Stage mechanics and set construction
Baroque court theatres used elaborate, hidden machinery under and above the stage to create scene changes to be marvelled at. In moments, one painted perspective scene would be replaced by another, apparently without human intervention.