Having in mind how important the method of performing scenography is in stage design, its simplicity, its optimal viewing by the audience, and its utilisation by the actors, the purpose of this research is to identify the potentials of certain spatial models of perspective anamorphosis in stage design and to provide a set of recommendations for their realisation. In a wider sense, as with other types of anamorphoses, it is a form to which specific projections give more meaning (Čučaković and Paunović 2015, p. Perspective anamorphosis is a type of optical anamorphosis, made according to the principles of constructive perspective and observed from the viewpoint from which it’s constructed. The perspective models of anamorphosis, analysed here, were chosen according to the unique features of the stage and its elements, which include: a perspective image projected on multiple planes, relief perspective as the anamorphosis of space, and the cylindrical perspective. The examples of stage design that are shown in the paper are mostly from the National Theatre in Belgrade, the oldest theatre in Belgrade, and an institution that collaborates with the Faculty of Applied Arts. This effort saw the use of constructive perspective methods, projective and descriptive geometry, while retaining a pictorial and an optical-physiological perspective. The idea is to provide practical instructions which are usable on the stage. Through comparative analysis, borderline conditions emerge through which certain perspective models assume traits of anamorphosis, as well as conditions for their use in stage design. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the various models of perspective anamorphosis used in the visual arts, which are also applicable to stage design.

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