The Velvet Stage is a series of shells constructed with a single catenary curve that is repeated, rotated and enlarged. The temporary facility was designed by SHJworks for the 2013 Roskilde festival in Denmark.
Photography by © Simon Hjermind Jensen
Collaborative input from the performers who would use the space was considered throughout the process. Seven components make up the construct with a single dome stage opening to a ring for musical performances.
Photography by © Lasse Ryberg
The structure consists of plywood panels held together with polycarbonate stitches.
