The word “stage,” from the Vulgar Latin staticum (place to stand) via the Old French estage, took on the sense of a raised platform for performance in the 14th century, and today generally denotes a place that is regularly used for public performance, for example, in debating, theater, or opera. In the early modern period, it could also refer to “performances” in legal proceedings or anatomy (Anatomical theater). It separates the performing space from the audience via its raised and high…