So far one of the closest things I've seen to a traditional ballet space (or, rather, to something you could do that in) is the free "opera house" at DAZ. Seen some other nice stages here and there, but so far nothing at all with a proper backstage and flys (my particular interest, as I'm a working theater stiff). As a lighting designer who has done a bit of dance what I think of as most typical is a very simple space; black wings, cyclorama, marly floor. The lights themselves aren't visible in the picture but their effects certainly are; esp shinbusters and head-highs behind each of those wings. Floor might be stage black (aka chewed up and many-times-painted-over) but more likely is marly...black rubber strips, about four feet wide, taped down the seams. Neither is that shiny. Sometimes -- more often in some Hollywood idea of a dance space than in any real space -- you've got that polished hardwood floor. Does anyone in Hollywood have bones in their feet? Ouch! I've also thought of doing some moments from plays and dance, but my thoughts were more towards recreating the total space. I would particularly like a stage with some nice depth, so you could hang the proper soft goods, set up groundrows, wing-and-border set, a "Nutcracker" tree, et al. Anyhoo. For close-up images I'd mimic floor and backdrop with materials. P5 and above, you can get some nice bump and displacement to add nicks and lumps, all with procedural shaders. So no image map involved. For the lighting, a little bit of light cone would maybe help -- but I'm imagining now what it would look like with some strong atmosphere!