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Stage management

Before the charmingly dopey vampire researcher Professor Abronsius and his shy assistant Alfred can walk onstage, the stage manager has to give the green light for the start.

At any one time, two of the four members of he stage management team for Tanz der Vampire are in place as the show runs. The work of the stage manager begins early, before the curtain is raised for the first time. During the preparations, he is at the hub. At a desk beside the stage, he supervises, with the help of 12 cameras, all the movement on the stage. He is in radio contact with colleagues from the lighting, sound and technical departments.

Elementary parts of the stage management's work are the cues. There are about 330 of these (orders to go into action) during the course of a single show, and the stage management team must ensure the trouble-free interaction of musical, light and technical scene changes.

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