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Seating area in a theater
For the Renoir painting
The Theatre Box
, see
La Loge
.
In a
theatre
, a
box
,
loge
,
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or
opera box
is a small, separated seating area in the
auditorium
or audience for a limited number of people for private viewing of a performance or event.
Boxes are typically placed immediately to the front, side and above the level of the stage. They are separate rooms with an open viewing area which typically seat five people or fewer.
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Usually all the seats in a box are taken by members of a single group of people. A state box or royal box is sometimes provided for dignitaries.
In theatres without box seating the loge can refer to a separate section at the front of the balcony.
Sports venues such as
stadiums
and
racetracks
also have royal boxes or enclosures, for example at the
All England Club
and
Ascot Racecourse
, where access is limited to
royal families
or other distinguished personalities. In other countries, sports venues have
luxury boxes
also known as skyboxes, where access is open to anyone who can afford tickets, sometimes bought by companies.
History
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Opera boxes were a status of wealth and high social standing in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Opera became a place not only for enjoying art and music but also for displaying wealth and social status.The epitome of extravagance could be viewed in the art, fashions and behaviors at the Opera.
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