Dictionary definition of “vineyard seating”

vineyard seating

n. terraced rows of seats very close to a performance stage or platform. Subjects: Architecture, Entertainment

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Citations: 1996 Building (U.K.) (Aug. 6) “Sound System: Bridgewater Concert Hall Open To Public” p. 8: The 2400-seat auditorium, home of the Halle Orchestra, is designed to combine the acoustic advantages of the standard “shoebox” and terraced “vineyard” seating arrangements. 2002 Pierre Ruhe @ Philadelphia, Pa. Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Ga.) (Jan. 13) “A Sound Space: Philadelphia’s New Kimmel Center Holds Lessons For AtlantaA Sound Space: Philadelphia’s New Kimmel Center Holds Lessons For Atlanta” p. 1L: There’s also talk that the ASO will ask for a “vineyard seating” hall, where the audience can sit behind and to the sides of the stage on shallow terraces—a cozier arrangement for the audience, but a trickier job for the acoustician. 2004 Charles Ward Houston Chronicle (Texas) (June 13) “Symphony reaches out to audience”: Designers of new venues, such as Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall, surround the stage with terraces of seats that get listeners as close to the players as possible. The buzzword is “vineyard” seating.

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