Walther Unruh
German stage engineer
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reforms in stage mechanization
- In theatre: Theatre building after World War II
…stage design and mechanization was Walther Unruh, whose work is exemplified by the Deutsche Oper in West Berlin. There, the stage is cruciform in plan, employing lifts under the main stage, a sliding revolving stage with trapdoors upstage, and sliding stages right and left of the main stage; thus, it…
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