Small Stage: Fitting a Band in Three Pings

A small venue accommodating eighty people, with a stage only 3x3.5 meters, raised 300mm. Due to insufficient depth, the drum kit is placed tight against the back wall, which is made of removable sound-absorbing panels to still allow space for the drummer; guitar amplifiers are stacked on the floor on either side of the drum kit instead of behind it; the lead singer stands almost at the front edge of the stage. There are only 600mm wide passages on each side of the stage leading to the rear. The closest audience distance is less than 1 meter. The ceiling is very low, only 3200mm, with lighting trusses directly fixed to the ceiling rather than suspended. The sense of compactness throughout the space is characteristic of this type of venue. Avoid: making the venue appear larger, leaving excess empty space on the stage, using suspended lighting trusses, leaving distance between the audience and the stage.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個容納八十人的小型場地,舞台只有 3x3.5 公尺,抬高 300mm。因為深度不足,鼓組緊貼後牆,後牆做成可拆的吸音板以便鼓手仍有空間;吉他音箱疊在鼓組兩側的地面而不是放在後方;主唱幾乎站在舞台前緣。舞台兩側各只有 600mm 寬的通道通往後方。觀眾最近的距離不到 1 公尺。天花很低,只有 3200mm,燈桁架直接固定在天花而不吊掛。整個空間的緊密感是這種場地的特質。避免:把場地畫大、舞台留出多餘空地、燈具用吊掛桁架、觀眾與舞台之間留出距離。