1. Connor Newbury 22/10/15
Rigging Drapes:
In today’slessonwe learnthowtorigand de-rigtabs(curtains) forthe stage.Thisjobrequires3
people.One persontosupportthe ladder,one personontopof the ladderattaching/detachingthe
tab, andanotherpersonon the floor holdingthe tabupfor the personon the ladder.Thisisbecause
the tab is toobig andheavyto holdon the ladder.Bothpeople onthe floorneedtobe wearing
helmetsencase the persononthe ladderfallsoff,ortheyaccidentallyknocksomethingoff the
rigging.
Thisphotoshowsme de-riggingatab, youdo thisby
pullingthe twohangingstringsapart.Startfrom one
endand thenworkyour wayto the otherend.You will
needtomove the ladder,somake sure you are off the
ladderwhenitisbeingmoved.
To rig a tab, youneedto findthe centre string,and
attach that to the riggingbar first.You dothisby
towinga bow withthe two piecesof fabric.