The First Mechanical Stage
De eerste machinerieën
Die Anfänge der mechanischen Bühnentechnik
První mechanická scéna
Il primo palcoscenico meccanico
El primer escenario mecánico
Den första mekaniska scenen
Wagons, revolves and periaktoi
Wagens, draaischijven en peiactoi
Wägen, Plattformen und Periaktoi
Vozíky, zdvihací zařízení a periakty
Carri, Girevoli e Periakti
Vagones, giratorios y periaktoi
Vagnar, vridscener och periaktrar
Machines were an essential part of the staging of Greek dramas, enabling changes of scene. Wagons and revolves were used to bring a dramatic tableau onto the stage, while the rotating periaktoi created rapid changes of location.