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Batten / bar / pipe 吊桿
The horizontal pipe flown over the stage that scenery, lighting or cloths hang from. UK crews say bar, US crews say batten or pipe or electric (when it carries lighting), and the fly system numbers them from the proscenium upstage.
中文
舞台上方可升降的橫桿，掛景、掛燈或掛幕。編號由鏡框往上舞台數。掛燈的吊桿在美制叫 electric。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK | Bar | |
| US | Batten / pipe / electric | |
| HK / TW | 吊桿 |
Easy to get wrong
In lighting control, "batten" is also a linear LED fixture type. On headset, bar 3 and batten 3 and LX3 may all be the same object: agree the naming before the first flying cue.
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Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
- Batten (theater) — Wikipedia
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