The phrase "against a stage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is positioned or contrasted with a stage, such as in theater or performance settings.
Example: "The actor stood confidently against a stage backdrop, ready to deliver his lines."
Alternatives: "in front of a stage" or "opposite a stage".
He cautioned against a stage too high or deep (hence the modest capacity of the Symphony Hall stage, requiring a forward extension for oratorios and the like).
The pastel, "Dancers in the Wings" (circa 1888), which shows one dancer holding a fan and the other leaning against a stage set, is one of three works being sold by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
So when the editor of this website pointed out that the Tour of Britain was coming up, and suggested I might try testing myself against a stage of it, I could scarcely conceal my disdain.
It's an area in which I have a little (only a little) power — to animate a character against a stage set believable enough to transcend its artifice; to play out scenarios from outside my experience, limning someone dissimilar from me with whom I nevertheless empathize".
Sadler's Wells, London, 27 November to 1 December, sadlerswells.com Hofesh Shechter: Sun Shechter's latest work promises to deliver a blaze of energy as it pits 14 dancers against a stage of smoky chaos and a soundtrack featuring the choreographer's own music.
The ship was greeted by an avid welcoming committee: officials from the Ministries waved from the docks, dancers and drummers, simply costumed in graphic red, white and blue performed against a stage set of stacked, brightly colored shipping containers.
And some merely erect a stage against the house and hope that it doesn't rain.
But it was Michael who made the most public accusations of emotional and physical abuse against his father, describing a stage parent who ruled with an iron fist.
So pitting the two against each other on a stage would certainly be interesting (and might even lead to fisticuffs, who knows?).
Pinot swiftly fell out of contention, but in a dramatic final twist, Thomas found himself battling against a seasoned stage race specialist, Slovenian Simon Spilak.
The spare décor — a mattress, a rectangular frame, moveable walls against a bare stage — is by Bjorn Amelan, Dora's Amelan's son and Jones' husband.
