By contrast, the main performance hall wraps you in a world of luxury.
When you reach the upper foyers, you feel the weight of the main performance space pressing down on you.
The main performance hall, done in warm woods and copper trim, has the intimate feel of a nicely appointed living room.
Edinburgh's mini-award season clicks into gear this weekend with the announcement of the main performance awards for comics and for actors.
To reach the main performance space, concertgoers can either ride up escalators directly in front of the main entrance or turn to climb a broad staircase.
Of these, only 70 would count towards the main performance measure - the percentage of pupils getting at least five Cs at GCSE, including English and maths.
Circus menageries in the United States were exhibited in separate tents, and audiences passed through them before going into the main performance in the "big top".
The main performance space has been restored with a sprung-maple floor, a wraparound balcony and unobstructed sightlines from every seat.
Another innovation will be the Clore Studio event that precedes the main performance, a double bill of works by young choreographers whom McGregor has mentored during the last decade.
The Houston flooding was at its worst in the Theater District, where the tunnels were transformed into rivers that flowed into the performance halls and wreaked considerable damage, if not to the main performance stages, then to nearly everything else.
Key stage 2 is the Sats measure for pupils at the end of their primary education, and the data is used as one of the main performance indicators for primary schools.
