The lecture on Baroque theater shows how the stages of the 17th and 18th centuries amazed audiences with illusions, complex machinery, and thoughtful visual dramaturgy. It is a conversation about sets, operatic wonders, and the language of effects that helps to see in ancient theater the predecessor of modern spectacle art. The focus of the discussion will be the court theater, along with the sets, stage transformations, and effects that once made an impression on the audience comparable to the impact of modern blockbusters. Special attention will be paid to how the sets of the 17th and 18th centuries were arranged. The talk will cover backdrops with illusory architecture and landscapes, as well as where the stage space remained flat and where it transitioned into volume. A separate topic will be related to designer artists. The lecture will explain why almost all court masters of theatrical design in Europe at that time were Italians. Find other events in Nizhny Novgorod on KudaGo.