Theater and Stage Machinery System:The New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera House
Theater and Stage Machinery System:The New National Theatre, Tokyo Opera House
Distributors :
Stage Machinery System
Japan's first dedicated opera and ballet theater incorporating state-of-the-art technology for full computer control. The floor facilities consist of four stages: the main stage, right and left stages, and upper stage.The main elevator stage has a sloping function adjustable up or down by up to 10°. A turntable is installed in the upper stage. Fly facilities with 59 battens are provided for the main stage.With help from its precise control system and adjustable floor and fly facilities, the stage machinery system performs on par with the systems in place in world's most famous theater venues.

- Completion date
- Apr, 1997
- Number of seats
- 1,810 seats






Specification
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Floor facilities | Main stage | Large elevator stage (with sloping function, chain driven) | 5 sets | |
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Subsiding elevator floor [Stage right] 5 units [Stage left] 5 units [Back] 1 unit | 11 sets | |||
Forestage sloping floor | 3 sets | |||
Back curtain stored | 1 sets | |||
Side stage (Right/left) | Tracking wagon [stage right] 5 units [stage left] 5 units [chain driven] | 10 sets | ||
Subsiding elevator floor [right] 5 units [left] 5 units | 10 sets | |||
Up stage | Sliding stage wagon [turntable installed/chain driven] | 1 sets | ||
Subsiding elevator floor | 6 sets | |||
Orchestra pit | Orchestra elevator stage | 1 sets | ||
Lifting handrail | 1 sets | |||
Fly facilities | Main stage | Fire shutter | Electric | 1 sets |
Batten | Electric | 59 sets | ||
Panoramic batten | Electric | 8 sets | ||
Light bridge | Electric | 3 sets | ||
Horizontal light bridge | Electric | 1 sets | ||
Portal bridge | Electric | 1 sets | ||
Portal tower | Electric | 2 sets | ||
Lifting ladder | Electric | 8 sets | ||
Opera curtain | Electric | 1 sets | ||
Blackout curtain | Electric | 1 sets | ||
Sound insulation curtain | Electric | 1 sets | ||
Movable one-point suspension | Electric | 11 sets | ||
Fixed one-point suspension | Electric | 14 sets | ||
Side stage | Acoustic insulation shutter [stage right] 1 set [stage left] 1 set | Electric | 2 sets | |
Batten [stage right] 6 sets [stage left] 6 sets | Electric | 12 sets | ||
Up stage | Acoustic insulation shutter | Electric | 1 sets | |
Batten | Electric | 6 sets | ||
East-west batten | Electric | 4 sets |