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Scenography Expanded: An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design
Joslin McKinney
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Description for Scenography Expanded: An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design
Paperback. Series: Performance and Design. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 colour and 4 bw illus. BIC Classification: ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Scenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre. It examines the potential of the visual, spatial, technological, material and environmental aspects of performance to shape performative encounters. It analyses examples of scenography as sites of imaginative exchange and transformative experience and it discusses the social, political and ethical dimensions of performance design. The international range of contributors and case studies provide clear perspectives on why scenographic design has become a central consideration for performance makers today. The extended introduction defines the characteristics of 21st-century ... Read more
Scenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre. It examines the potential of the visual, spatial, technological, material and environmental aspects of performance to shape performative encounters. It analyses examples of scenography as sites of imaginative exchange and transformative experience and it discusses the social, political and ethical dimensions of performance design. The international range of contributors and case studies provide clear perspectives on why scenographic design has become a central consideration for performance makers today. The extended introduction defines the characteristics of 21st-century ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Performance and Design
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474244398
SKU
V9781474244398
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Ref
99-2
About Joslin McKinney
Joslin McKinney is Associate Professor in Scenography, Deputy Head of School and Programme Manager for the postgraduate course in Performance Design in the School of Performance & Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds, UK. Scott Palmer is Associate Professor in Scenography at the University of Leeds, UK and co-convenor of the International Federation of Theatre Research Scenography ... Read more
Reviews for Scenography Expanded: An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design
[An] excellent and comprehensive collection [that's] suitable as introduction for undergraduates and for developing ideas, histories and approaches for researchers.
Paul Geary, University of Birmingham, UK
The collection of essays make for an engaging and accessible examination of the myriad possibilities of the way scenography can be framed. These topics will certainly act as a catalyst for discussions ... Read more
Paul Geary, University of Birmingham, UK
The collection of essays make for an engaging and accessible examination of the myriad possibilities of the way scenography can be framed. These topics will certainly act as a catalyst for discussions ... Read more