The show began with Carey standing on a small elevated centerpiece on stage, surrounded by several long draped curtains.

The toe of one of her slippers protruded from beneath the folds of the draped curtain.

He ran a thin, invisible wire along the base of the wall, then up behind the draped curtain near the bookcase.

When the ballet begins under its draped red curtains, they shoot upward and twist into the air.

He reached the window and drew aside a draped curtain.

The décor is elegant, with draped curtains and gilded chairs (from £345)

Carpathia stepped from behind a draped curtain near the tomb, smiled, and opened his arms to the crowd.

Under the draped curtains and through the window further soldiers can be seen sleeping.

The draped curtains evoke an empty ballroom.

A third, standing before a draped curtain of green velvet.