Ko te mata e tārewa ana, e tū ana rānei i muri o te atamira. He ata, he whakaariari ka peitangia ki te tuarongo hei whakaatu i te takiwā, te taiao rānei o te whakaari, hei whakaata rānei i te wairua e hāngai ana ki te whakaari. I ētahi wā mā te tukuata e whakaatu ngā ata ki te tuarongo.
The surface which hangs or stands at the back of the stage. Images or scenery are painted on the backdrop to portray the setting and the environment of the play, or to reflect the appropriate mood or feeling for the play. Sometimes the images are projected on to the backdrop.
tuarongo - back wall of a meeting house
Nāna i peita te tuarongo mō te whakaari.
Mā te rorohiko me te tukuata e whakaatu ngā whakaariari ki te tuarongo.