The Emergence Machine

Backstage

physical · Theater · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

Backstage is a designated area in a theater building where performers and technical elements are present, out of audience view, and where actions such as preparation, waiting, and access to technical elements occur.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “backstage” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “backstage”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
backstage
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0BackstageActionPresentEnergyPatternTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesGreen RoomL11BackstageL2ActionL1PresentL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    backstage requires understanding action as a foundational concept
  • Present L1 (requires)
    backstage is a space that is present in a theater building

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