Live entertainment
Vomitory
A passage or opening that carries audience traffic between seating areas and venue concourses or exits.
Setup
- Often shortened to “vom,” the architectural term is neutral; production protects the route from equipment, drape, queues, and effects that would reduce egress or visibility.
Venue contexts
- Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable
Signal flow
- Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.
In practice
Often shortened to “vom,” the architectural term is neutral; production protects the route from equipment, drape, queues, and effects that would reduce egress or visibility.
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Sources
- Published Technical Standards — Entertainment Services and Technology Association