scenography
noun
sce·nog·ra·phy
sē-ˈnä-grə-fē 
: the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery
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Marras’ talent for scenography is no secret to those who have attended his fashion shows, where the runway is always the stage for his theatrical presentations and personal tales always lie behind his carefully detailed collections and his fanciful and imaginative sets.
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 5 July 2024
Echoing Roversi’s studio, the scenography moves from shadow to light in a non-linear staging with notable cameos by now-fashion royalty like Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, and Rihanna.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
Interior design is a form of scenography; it is made to set up a mood.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
In 2002, Krymov, almost fifty, joined the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts as a professor of scenography, and directed his first play.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 5 July 2024
Echoing Roversi’s studio, the scenography moves from shadow to light in a non-linear staging with notable cameos by now-fashion royalty like Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, and Rihanna.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
Interior design is a form of scenography; it is made to set up a mood.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
In 2002, Krymov, almost fifty, joined the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts as a professor of scenography, and directed his first play.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
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“Scenography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenography. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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