台上转圈圈

Round and round we go

小琼:我又一次被舞台技术打动了,这次倒是因为一种颇为旧式的东西:旋转舞台。这种简易的设备(几个世纪前所发明的)在21世纪依然能给人启发。小薇:旋转舞台可能算是最古老的舞台机械之一了。我在查询其相关资料时得知,已知最早的可以完全旋转的舞台建于1617年,用于在卢浮宫举办精美的音乐及舞蹈盛会。发明者是托马索·弗拉齐尼,一位来自佛罗伦萨的水利工程师。

Joan: I’ve been very impressed by stage technology again, but this time it’s actually something quite old-fashioned: the turntable. A simple device (invented centuries ago) still remains inspiring even in the 21st century. Valery: The turntable is probably one of the oldest stage mechanisms. I was reading about it and found out the earliest-known fully revolving set was constructed in 1617 for an elaborate music and dance pageant at the Louvre. The inventor was Tommaso Francini, a hydraulics engineer from Florence.