Theatre studies Books

Book SynopsisStages of Engagement is a compelling and wonderfully varied account of the relationship between theatre in the United States and the social, cultural, and political forces that shaped it during one of the most formative periods in the nationâs history.Joshua E. Polster applies key thematic perspectives â Colonialism, Religion, Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality, Economic Systems, and Systems of Government â to seminal moments in US history. In doing so he explores the ways in which the theatre has responded to these turning points, through the work of some of its principal dramatists, directors, designers, and theatre companies.His approach tackles questions such as:â How did the plays of this period reflect the nationâs concerns and anxieties?â How did theatre, culture, and politics interconnect as the United States took to the world stage?â Which critical viewpoints are most useful to us when examining these cultural phenomena?Trade ReviewStages of Engagement and its companion text, The Routledge Anthology of Drama 1898 – 1949 would serve as excellent text resources for courses in American Drama or for continued exploration of this topic by researchers.- Steve Earnest, The Journal of American Drama and Theatre ‘This useful, aptly titled compilation of essays is engaging reading for those seeking to better understand the forces that contributed to early-20th-century performance—among them colonialism; religion, race, and ethnicity; gender and sexuality; and economic and government systems…Polster includes contributions of other authors to give readers a different valence on allied subjects. For example, his excellent account of how Susan Glaspell’s Trifles utilized the testimony of an actual criminal trial is paralleled by Susan Abbotson's fascinating study of Mae West’s legal imbroglios with her own playwriting. Polster's examination is most welcome…Summing Up: Recommended.’ - M. K. Hunter, University of Portland, October 2016, CHOICE"Stages of Engagement is ambitious, claiming to incorporate major thematic approaches including colonialism, religion, race, gender, and economics, among others, over a fifty-year period in U.S. theatre [...] it lives up to this goal."- Elizabeth A. Osborne, Florida State University, A Journal of Theatre and Performance of the AmericasTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. “Setting the Stage: War and Empire” 2. “The Pan-American Exposition and Tragedy Onstage” U.S. Immigration, Ethnic Theatres, and Vaudeville, by Stuart Hecht 3. “Gendered Spaces: Law and Justice in Susan Glaspell’s Trifles” The Sexual Revolution and Broadway, by Sue Abbotson 4. A New Approach to Revolution: Artef and Hirsch Leckert in the Third Period The Theatre of War: The Rise of Fascism, Anti-War and Interventionist Theatre, by Jim Fisher 5. Salesman and the 1930s Theatres of Social Protest

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Book SynopsisOurs is the age of celebrity. An inescapable aspect of daily life in our media-saturated societies of the twenty-first century, celebrity is celebrated for its infinite plasticity and glossy seductions. But there is also a darker side. Celebrity culture is littered from end to end with addictions, pathologies, neuroses, even suicides. Why, as a society, are we held in thrall to celebrity? What is the power of celebrity in a world of increasing consumerism, individualism and globalization?Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies, edited by acclaimed social theorist Anthony Elliott, offers a remarkably clear overview of the analysis of celebrity in the social sciences and humanities, and in so doing seeks to develop a new agenda for celebrity studies. The key theories of celebrity, ranging from classical sociological accounts to critical theory, and from media studies to postmodern approaches, are drawn together and critically appraised. There are substantive chapters lTable of ContentsPart I: Theories and Concepts of Celebrity 1. Celebrity and Contemporary Culture: A Critical Analysis of Some Theoretical Accounts, Anthony Elliott and Ross Boyd 2. Celebrity’s Histories, Robert van Krieken 3. Celebrity in the Contemporary Era, Hannah Hamad 4. Postmodern Theories of Celebrity, Lee Barron 5. Cultural Studies and the Politics of Celebrity: From Powerless Elite to Celebristardom, Barry King 6. Celebrity and Religion, Kathryn Lofton Part II: The Culture of Celebrity 7. The Death of Celebrity: Global Grief, Manufactured Mourning, Anthony Elliott 8. Soap Stars, C. Lee Harrington 9. Celebrity, Fans and Fandom, Nick Stevenson 10. Celebrity in the Social Media Age: Renegotiating the Public and the Private, Anne Jerslev and Mette Mortensen Part III: Non-Western Celebrity 11. Victims, Bollywood and the Construction of a Cele-meme, Pramod K. Nayar 12. K-pop Idols, Artificial Beauty and Affective Fan Relationships in South Korea, Joanna Elfving-Hwang 13. ‘Idols’ in Japan, Asia and the World, Patrick W. Galbraith 14. Celebrity and Power in South America, Nahuel Ribke 15 Celebrity Philanthropy in China: Rethinking Cultural Studies’ ‘Big Citizen’ Critique, Elaine Jeffreys Part IV: The Conduits of Celebrity 16. Celebrity in the Age of Global Communication Networks, Olivier Driessens 17. Celebrity Involvement: Parasocial Interaction, Identification and Worship, William J. Brown 18. Celebrity, Reputational Capital and the Media Industries, Philip Drake 19. Human Rights, Democracy and Celebrity, Mark Wheeler 20. Drastic Plastic: Identity in The Age of Makeover, Anthony Elliott 21. The Great Gomez: John Astin in Conversation with Anthony Elliott

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Book SynopsisPractitioners and critics alike often attribute great authenticity to documentary theatre, casting it as a salutary alternative not only to corporate news outlets and official histories but also to the supposed self-indulgence and elitism of avant-garde theatre. Documentary Vanguards in Modern Theatre, by contrast, argues for treating documentarians as vanguardists who (for good or ill) push, remap, or transgress the margins of historical and political visibility, often taking issue with professional discourses that claim a monopoly on authoritative representations of the real. This is the first book to situate documentary theatre's development within the larger story of theatrical experimentalism, collage art, collective ritual, and other avant-garde dramaturgical and performance practices of the late 19th and 20th Centuries. Table of Contents Introduction Part One: Sordid Actuality (1835-1922) 1 Georg Büchner and the Breakdown of the History Play 2 Embarrassing Relatives: Naturalism, True Crime, and Bohemian Memory 3 Karl Kraus’s Cannibal Satire and Pedagogies of Reception Part Two: Vanguards of Revolution and Reform (1917-1984) 4 The Documentary and Communist Vanguards 5 Midcentury Documentaries: For and Against Liberalism 6 Activist Endings and Optative Documentaries Part Three: Documentary Theatre after Postmodernism (1977- ) 7 The Wooster Group and Anna Deavere Smith: Parallax, Play, and Collage Ethics 8 Handspring Puppet Company: Reconciling with the Avant-Garde 9 Too Much Information Conclusion: "This Is Not a Story about Failure"

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Book SynopsisEverything passes/Everything perishes/Everything palls  4.48 PsychosisHow on earth do you award aesthetic points to a 75-minute suicide note? The question comes from a review of 4.48 Psychosis' inaugural production, the year after Sarah Kane took her own life, but this book explores the ways in which it misses the point. Kane's final play is much more than a bizarre farewell to mortality. It's a work best understood by approaching it first and foremost as theatre as a singular component in a theatrical assemblage of bodies, voices, light and energy. The play finds an unexpectedly close fit in the established traditions of modern drama and the practices of postdramatic theatre.Glenn D'Cruz explores this theatrical angle through a number of exemplary professional and student productions with a focus on the staging of the play by the Belarus Free Theatre (2005) and Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre (2007). Trade Review"D’Cruz offers a compelling argument for the theatrical possibilities of the play, its place in the field of postdramatic theatre, and its ability to resonate with audiences twenty years after its first performance. Succinct and engaging, this short book [...] is a useful source for educators teaching Kane’s work, or theatre practitioners bravely considering the challenge of producing it."Sarah Peters, Flinders University, Australia, in Australasian Drama StudiesTable of ContentsList of figuresAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Contextualising 4.48 Psychosis: 'Everybody loves a dead girl' – Sarah Kane as innovator and iconChapter 2: Reading 4.48 Psychosis: The flaw in love (and psychiatry)Chapter 3: Theorising 4.48 Psychosis: 4.48 Psychosis as postdramatic theatreChapter 4: Teaching 4.48 Psychosis: Performance and pedagogyChapter 5: Performing 4.48 Psychosis: From Minsk to MelbourneChapter 6: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisTeaching Introduction to Theatrical Design is a week-by-week guide that helps instructors who are new to teaching design, teaching outside of their fields of expertise, or looking for better ways to integrate and encourage non-designers in the design classroom. This book provides a syllabus to teach foundational theatrical design by illustrating process and application of the principals of design in costumes, sets, lights, and sound. Trade Review"Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design: A Process Based Syllabus in Costumes, Scenery, and Lighting is a full-colour book, filled with illustrated examples of how to effectively teach an introductory course in design. The authors have weighed mastery of the design process heavier than any specific area of design. I would highly recommend this book."- Catherine I. Mantooth, Lee University, USA.Table of ContentsIntroduction Organization of This Book Our Formula Creativity and Evaluation Selecting Plays for Use in Class The Classroom Portfolio Development Books We Want to Share With You Section One: Costume DesignChapter One: Organizing Principles of the Class and Week One Session by Session Framework Supplies Needed Design Elements Concept and Design Metaphor Building a Student Portfolio: First Steps Chapter Two Week Two Supplies Needed Introduction of the Costume Design Final Project Script Analysis Quiz: Reading Comprehension Unpacking the Play Creating a Metaphor Statement Using French Scenes to Dig Deeper into Detail The Costume Plot Script Analysis by Character Drawing Clothing on the Human Body Assigning Professional Designer Presentations Portfolio Development Chapter Three Supplies Needed Costume Renderings Creating Costume Rendering Templates Color and Watercolors "Twenty-One Black Dresses" Further Research for Designers Library Fundamentals Combining the Pieces to Build a Design Portfolio Development Chapter Four Supplies Needed Swatching Depicting Fabric with Paint Developing Color Palettes In Class Work Session Portfolio Development Chapter Five Professional Costume Designer Presentations Presentation by a Guest Artist Final Costume Design Project Presentations Portfolio Development Part Two: Scenic DesignChapter Six Supplies Needed The Purpose of Scenery Describing Environment Script Analysis for Scenic Designers Minimum Necessary Physical Requirements Reading, Measuring, and Drawing in Scale The Sizes of Real Things Building the Small Stage House for "Your First Set Design" Portfolio Development Chapter Seven Supplies Needed The Human Figure as Baseline of Proportion Making Scale Things for the Model The Function of Models Using Footprints to Explore Space The Groundplan is a Plan of Action The Scenic Design Final Project Portfolio Development Chapter Eight Supplies Needed Introduction to Drafting What Exactly IS a Groundplan? Graphics Standards The Larger Stage House for he Scenic Design Final Project Portfolio Development Chapter Nine Supplies Needed Thumbnails and Essential Gestures In Class Work Session Portfolio Development Chapter Ten Professional Scenic Designer Presentations Final Scenic Design Project Presentations Guest Presenters Portfolio Development Section Three: Lighting DesignChapter Eleven Supplies Needed Our Approach to Lighting Design Thinking About Light The Functions of Stage Light Standard Lighting Angles The Controllable Properties of Light Demonstrating the Standard Angles of Light in the Light Lab Analyzing the Lit Environment Portfolio Development Chapter Twelve Supplies Needed The Cue Synopsis Storyboarding a Lighting Design Six Categories of Purposes Building a Look in the Light Lab, Part One Portfolio Development Chapter Thirteen Supplies Needed Building a Look in the Light Lab, Part Two Applying Research Information to the Light Lab Look Magic Sheets (Diagramming Purposes) Color for Lighting The Gel Swatchbook Mixing Colors in the Light Lab Portfolio Development Chapter Fourteen Supplies Needed Sketching Light in Color In Class Work Session Portfolio Development Chapter Fifteen Professional Lighting Designer Presentations Final Lighting Design Project Presentations Portfolio Development Chapter Sixteen: An Extra Chapter of Introductory Steps in Developing a Lighting Design Supplies Needed Breaking the Stage into Areas of Control The Lighting Section Creating Beam Throw Templates Using Beam Throw Templates to Guide Instrument Choices The Preliminary Hook-Up Chapter Seventeen: Introduction to Sound Design Supplies Needed Learning to Talk About Sound The Controllable Properties of Sound Categories of Sound Cues The Sound Plot and Script Analysis Assembling a Preliminary Sound Design Portfolio Development Appendix A : Our Current SyllabusAppendix B: Materials for Introduction to DesignAppendix C: Two Short Plays Used for Design ExercisesAppendix D: Sample Cue SynopsesAppendix E: Standard Lighting Positions and Unit NumberingAppendix F: Design TimelinesGlossary

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Book SynopsisâIâm thinking this night wasnât I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in years gone by.â â Christy MahonOn the first night of J. M. Syngeâs The Playboy of the Western World (1907) the audience began protesting in the theatre; by the third night the protests had spilled onto the streets of Dublin. How did one play provoke this? Christopher Collins addresses The Playboy âs satirical treatment of illusion and realism in light of Irelandâs struggle for independence, as well as Syngeâs struggle for artistic expression. By exploring Syngeâs unpublished diaries, drafts and notebooks, he seeks to understand how and why the play came to be.This volume invites the reader behind the scenes of this inflammatory play and its first performances, to understand how and why Synge risked everything in the name of art.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Context 2. Play 3. Performance Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTheatrocracy is a book about the power of the theatre, how it can affect the people who experience it, and the societies within which it is embedded. It takes as its model the earliest theatrical form we possess complete plays from, the classical Greek theatre of the fifth century BCE, and offers a new approach to understanding how ancient drama operated in performance and became such an influential social, cultural, and political force, inspiring and being influenced by revolutionary developments in political engagement and citizen discourse. Key performative elements of Greek theatre are analyzed from the perspective of the cognitive sciences as embodied, live, enacted events, with new approaches to narrative, space, masks, movement, music, words, emotions, and empathy. This groundbreaking study combines research from the fields of the affective sciences the study of human emotions  including cognitive theory, neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, psychTrade ReviewThis is an exhilarating read, a feast of ideas for those with an interest in the cognitive and emotional power of Greek drama. Peter Meineck uses his knowledge as an academic in Classics, his experience as a theatre practitioner and recent research into the cognitive sciences to rethink Aristotle’s Poetics with an eye to the experience of Greek drama in performance. It is only appropriate that a book grounded in cognitive theory, cultural neuroscience and psychology should change the way you think and feel about Greek drama. Peter Meineck's book succeeds on both accounts. As a researcher it has changed the way I think about the emotional and cognitive experience of Greek tragedy in ancient and modern performances; as a lecturer it will influence the way I teach Greek drama to my students in years to come. - Sarah Miles, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: theatre as mimetic mindChapter 1 – Muthos: probability and predictionChapter 2 – Opsis: the embodied viewChapter 3 – Ethos: the character of catharsisChapter 4 – Dianoia: intention in actionChapter 5 – Melos: music and the mindChapter 6 – Lexis: somatosensory wordsChapter 7 – Metabasis: dissociation and democracyIndex

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Book SynopsisMedia Design and Technology for Live Entertainment is a guide to understanding the concepts and equipment used in projection and video design for live performances. After an introduction in the principles of design elements as well as information on content, this book focuses on how content is used and transmitted by describing the essential components of systems, providing definitions used in communicating video concepts, and including basic system troubleshooting tips and tricks. A brief history of projected imagery is included, as well as information on analog systems, as outdated technology continues to be used either by choice of the designer or by necessity due to budget. By providing the information to understand the tools and how to use them, the reader should be able to create their own systems to meet his or her design ideas.Trade Review"This is a book that I would have loved to have had when I was starting out and being introduced to terms and concepts that were completely foreign. It's for novices and intermediate techs who need foundational knowledge and information to supplement their real-world experience or lack thereof."-Richard Cadena, Lighting and Sound America, April 2019Table of ContentsIntroductionDesign ElementsSource MaterialDisplay SurfaceProjectorsSourceDistributionControlPresentationTrouble ShootingAdvanced Projection DesignAppendix: Line Drawings/Sample SystemsAppendix: FormulasGlossary

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Book SynopsisThis book takes a new, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing modern Viennese visual culture, one informed by Austro-German theater, contemporary medical treatises centered on hysteria, and an original examination of dramatic gestures in expressionist artworks. It centers on the following question: How and to what end was the human body discussed, portrayed, and utilized as an aesthetic metaphor in turn-of-the-century Vienna? By scrutinizing theatrically âœhystericalâ performances, avant-garde puppet plays, and images created by Oskar Kokoschka, Koloman Moser, Egon Schiele and others, Nathan J. Timpano discusses how Viennese artists favored the pathological or puppet-like body as their contribution to European modernism.Trade Review"I cannot begin to do justice to this book in this brief review. As a lay reader interested in gender, sexuality, and the history of the body, I approached the book with great curiosity and I was not disappointed."-- German Studies Review "Alongside all of the quickly and superficially produced publications on Viennese modernism, Timpano's book pleasantly stands out - as a very serious study written with a highly scientific ethos."-- Journal of Art Historiography"Timpano writes with confidence and authority on art history…[his] perspective on some of the better known developments in twentieth-century European puppetry will be of interest to readers."-- Puppetry International"I cannot begin to do justice to this book in this brief review. As a lay reader interested in gender, sexuality, and the history of the body, I approached the book with great curiosity and I was not disappointed."-- German Studies Review "Alongside all of the quickly and superficially produced publications on Viennese modernism, Timpano's book pleasantly stands out - as a very serious study written with a highly scientific ethos."-- Journal of Art Historiography"Timpano writes with confidence and authority on art history…[his] perspective on some of the better known developments in twentieth-century European puppetry will be of interest to readers."-- Puppetry InternationalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Plates AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Conundrum of the Viennese Modern Body 1 “The Semblance of Things”: Re-Visioning Viennese Expressionism2 “The Woman Emerges”: Medical Vision and the Spectacle of Hysteria 3 Performing Hysteria: A Vogue for Hystero-Theatrical Gestures 4 A Tale of Three Hysterics: Elektra, Isolde, and Salome 5 The Inanimate Body Speaks: The Language of the Marionette Theater 6 Pathological Puppets: The Body and the Marionette in Viennese Expressionism

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Book SynopsisCivic Performance: Pageantry and Entertainments in Early Modern London brings together a group of essays from across multiple fields of study that examine the socio-cultural, political, economic, and aesthetic dimensions of pageantry in sixteenth and seventeenth-century London.This collection engages with modern interest in the spectacle and historical performances of pageantry and entertainments, including royal entries, progresses, coronation ceremonies, Lord Mayor's Shows, and processions. Through a discussion of the extant texts, visual records, archival material, and emerging projects in the digital humanities, the chapters elucidate the forms in which the period itself recorded its public rituals, pageantry, and ephemeral entertainments. The diversity of approaches contained in these chapters reflects the collaborative nature of pageantry and civic entertainments, as well as the broad socio-cultural resonances of this form of drama, and in doing so offerTable of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Civic to Global 1. ‘To the Honour of our Nation abroad’: The Merchant as Adventurer in Civic Pageantry 2. Locating the Rhinoceros and Indian: Strangers, Trade, and East India Company in Thomas Heywood’s Porta Pietatis 3. "Cleopatra in Her Barge": Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Pageants and the Production of English Cultural Capital 4. The Unspoken Language of Aliens, or the Spectacular Conversation between Visiting English and Dutch that Transcended Time and Space Part II: Material Encounters 5.The Social and Political Dynamics of the Lord Mayor’s Show, c. 1550-1700 6. Arion’s Harp, Apollo’s Lute: The Instrumental Sounds of London’s Lord Mayors’ Shows 7. Financial Encounter Customs: Tradition and Form in London’s Civic Pageantry Part III: Methodologies for Re-viewing Performance 8. The Duke of Lennox and Civic Entertainments 9. Stephen Harrison’s The Arches of Triumph (1604) and James I’s Royal Entry in the London Literary Marketplace 10. Musical Transformations of the City Soundscape: King James I’s Entry into London in 1604 11. Building a Digital Geospatial Anthology of the Mayoral Shows Index

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Book SynopsisWhen You Really Got Me' exploded on Swinging London in 1964, The Kinks forever changed the course of rock 'n' roll. Ray Davies and Joe Penhall's Olivier Award-winning Sunny Afternoon (2014) covers the band's formative years of 1964-7, when four working-class North London lads broke through to become one of the most unlikely and influential rock bands of the 1960s. Mixing the comic adventures of Dave the Rave' with the touching introspection of Ray's sometimes fragile psyche, Joe Penhall's script weaves Ray Davies' songs, both the hits and lesser-known works, into one of the finest jukebox musicals of the new millennium. Drawing on a wealth of background material, John Fleming examines the blend of events and songs selected, reconsidering the relationship between biography and drama to shed new light on The Kinks and the musical that tells their story.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Principal Players 2. Act One 3. Act Two Appendix A: Sunny Afternoon Fact Sheet Appendix B: The Songs of Sunny Afternoon Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPerspectives on the Performance of French Piano Music offers a range of approaches central to the performance of French piano music of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributors include scholars and active performers who see performance not as an independent activity but as a practice enriched by a wealth of historical and analytical approaches. To underline the usefulness of contextual understanding for performance, each author highlights the choices performers must confront with examples drawn from particular repertoires and composers. Topics explored include editorial practice, the use of early recordings, emergent disciplines such as analysis-and-performance, and traditions passed down from teacher to student. Themes that emerge demonstrate the importance of editions as a form of communication, the challenges of notation, the significance of detail and of deeper continuity, the importance of performing and teaching traditions, and the influence of cross disciplinaryTrade Review’ ... a significant achievement that provides a number of penetrating insights into the performance practice of the French piano tradition... a timely reminder that scores rarely give us all the information that we need to create music, and that, as musicians, we always need to seek creative solutions to musical (and notational) questions. The collection draws together an impressive roster of pianists, performer scholars, and musicologists, each with a specialist insight into aspects of the French piano repertory and tradition ... this collection also usefully reminds us that a thorough examination of all the evidence available to us reveals that more than one interpretation may be valid (and exciting!) in performance. The real significance of this new volume, however, may lie in its potential as a pedagogic text. Despite the specific focus on French repertory, the book could be used within a teaching context to introduce students to a wide range of issues pertinent to contemporary Classical Music Studies and Performance Studies, including editing, approaching historical sources critically, using early recordings, and the application of analysis to informed performances’. Music and Letters

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Since its original publication in 1996, Marvin Carlson''s Performance: A Critical Introduction has remained the definitive guide to understanding performance as a theatrical activity. It is an unparalleled exploration of the myriad ways in which performance has been interpreted, its importance to disciplines from anthropology to linguistics, and how it underpins essential concepts of human society. In this comprehensively revised and updated third edition, Carlson tackles the pressing themes and theories of our age, with expanded coverage of : the growth and importance of racial and ethnic performance; the emergence of performance concerned with age and disability; the popularity and significance of participatory and immersive theatre; the crucial relevance of identity politics and cultural performance in the twenty-first century. Also including a fully updated bibliography and glossary, th

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Book SynopsisThe Woods are just Trees. The Trees are just Wood.' All together In 1987, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine combined several classic fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and the Beanstalk to create Into the Woods. Funny and heartfelt, this musical explores what it might mean to act responsibly in society, both as a parent and as a child.Situating the work within Sondheim's oeuvre and the Broadway canon, Olaf Jubin first offers a detailed reading of the show itself, before discussing key productions in New York and London, and 2014's Oscar-nominated screen adaptation. The radically different approaches to staging Into the Woods are testament to how open the musical is to re-interpretation for new audiences.A combination of critical explication with performance and film analysis, as well as an overview of popular and critical reception, this book is meant for anyone who has enjoyed Into the Woods,Table of Contents1. Introduction or ‘Once Upon a Time’: A Fairy Tale Musical like No Other 2. ‘You’re Back Again Only Different than Before’: The Show’s Place in Sondheim’s Oeuvre 3. ‘There Are Rights and Wrongs and In-Betweens’: Selfish Aims Giving Way to Considerate Cooperation 4.1 ‘One Midnight Gone’: Starting on the Quest 4.2 ‘Two Midnights Gone’: Continuing the Quest 4.3 ‘It’s Nearing Midnight": Completing the Quest 4.4 ‘It’s the Last Midnight’: Finding the Culprit 4.5 ‘That’s What Woods Are for’: The Meaning of Learning 5. ‘Valuable Things That I Hadn’t Thought to Explore’: Interpreting Into the Woods on Stage 6. ‘Nice Is Different than Good": Rob Marshall’s 2014 movie adaptation 7. Conclusion or ‘Be Ready for the Journey' Bibliography Discography Filmography

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Book SynopsisThis book opens a new interdisciplinary frontier between religion and theatre studies to illuminate what has been seen as the religious, or spiritual, nature of Polish theatre director Jerzy Grotowski's work. It corrects the lacunae in both theatre studies and religious studies by examining the interaction between the two fields in his artistic output. The central argument of the text is that through an embodied and materialist approach to religion, developed in the work of Michel Foucault and religious studies scholar Manuel Vasquez, as well as a critical reading of the concepts of the New Age, a new understanding of Grotowski and religion can be developed. It is possible to show how Grotowski's work articulated spiritual experience within the body; achieving a removal of spirituality from ecclesial authorities and relocating spiritual experience within the body of the performer.This is a unique analysis of one of the 20th Century's most famouTable of ContentsIntroduction: Grotowski and interdisciplinary engagements 1 Rendering Grotowski’s spirituality: perspectives from performance and theatre studiesPart One: Foucault and Grotowski’s Theatre of Productions phase 2 Foucault, religion and Grotowski 3 A Foucaultian imperative in Grotowski’s theatre Part Two: The New Age, the body and Grotowski4 Critical thinking about the New Age 5 Grotowski, embodiment and the New Age6 Yoga, shamanism and ritual in Grotowski’s work7 Trance, channeling and the ancestors in Grotowski’s theatre8 Grotowski and Gurdjieff: embodied resemblances9 Grotowski as Guru: an interdisciplinary challengeConclusion

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Book SynopsisOptimal Audio and Video Reproduction at Home is a comprehensive guide that will help every reader set up a modern audio-video system in a small room such as a home theater or studio control room. Verdult covers everything the reader needs to know to optimize the reproduction of multichannel audio and high-resolution video. The book provides concrete advice on equipment setup, display calibration, loudspeaker positioning, room acoustics, and much more.Detailed, easy-to-grasp explanations of the underlying principles ensure the reader will make the right choices, find alternatives, and separate the rigid from the more flexible requirements to achieve the best possible results. Table of ContentsIntroduction Audio and Video Basics Optimal Reproduction Room Design Digital Sources Video Equipment Audio Equipment Room Acoustics Summary Appendix A Engineering Background Appendix B Resources

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Book SynopsisShakespeare in Singapore provides the first detailed and sustained study of the role of Shakespeare in Singaporean theatre, education, and culture.This book tracks the role and development of Shakespeare in education from the founding of modern Singapore to the present day, drawing on sources such as government and school records, the entire span of Singapore's newspaper archives, playbills, interviews with educators and theatre professionals, and existing academic sources. By uniting the critical interest in Singaporean theatre with the substantial body of scholarship that concerns global Shakespeare, the author overs a broad, yet in-depth, exploration of the ways in which Singaporean approaches to Shakespeare have been shaped by, and respond to, cultural work going on elsewhere in Asia.A vital read for all students and scholars of Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Singapore offers a unique examination of the cultural impact of Shakespeare, beyond its usual footing in the Western world.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: A Taste of Home – 1819 to 1900 Part 2: ‘A great and perceptive love’ – 1900 to 1942 Part 3: Shakespeare in the Final Days of British Rule – 1942 to 1963 Part 4: Playing Balthazar – 1963 to 1980 Part 5: ‘Not pukka’ – 1980 to 1990 Part 6: ‘If I profane with my unworthiest hand’ – 1990 to 2000 Part 7: ‘To shake the head, relent, and sigh’ – 2001 to 2019 …and exits Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOut of the large body of materials -- articles, speeches, notes and memoirs -- left behind by Stanislavski at the time of his death in 1938, Elizabeth Hapgood, his friend and translator, chose items which concentrate on the essence of his work. The result is a volume which supplements the other books he wrote, and re-emphasizes, sometimes in condensed and particulary vivid form, his views about acting, the theatre and life.Trade Review"You couldn't ask for a more definitive, fascinating discussion of the art of acting . . . a real service and probably one of the year's most valuable theatre books." -- Washington Post"It is filled with wisdom and interpretation of life as seen through theatrical art that no one really interested in the theatre can afford to miss." -- DramaticsTable of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition; Editor’s Part 1 “In art you do not command, you persuade….”; Chapter 1 The Long-Hoped-for Child; Chapter 2 What Shall We Learn?; Chapter 3 The Hard Job of Being an Actor; Chapter 4 Types of Actors; Chapter 5 On Being Truthful in Acting; Chapter 6 Acting Looks Easy; Chapter 7 An Actor Is a Teacher of Beauty and Truth–Letter to a Young Student; Chapter 8 Lively Art; Chapter 9 How to Talk to Actors; Chapter 10 Talks with Singers to Be Trained as Actors; Chapter 11 Talks with Opera and Acting Students; Chapter 12 Opera Rules; Chapter 13 The Bond Between Music and Action; Chapter 14 Technique of the Creative Mood; Chapter 15 Physical Action as a Means to an End; Chapter 16 Talent, Inspiration and Professionalism; Chapter 17 Back to Work–The Beginning of the Season; Chapter 18 Back to Study–Talks with Established Actors; Chapter 19 The Life of a True Artist; Part 2 “The value of any art is determined by its spiritual content….”; Chapter 20 After Ten Years in the Art Theatre; Chapter 21 On the Death of Tolstoy; Chapter 22 Chekhov’s Influence on the Art Theatre; Chapter 23 Memories of Chekhov; Chapter 24 Messages about The Cherry Orchard; Part 3 “My system is the result of lifelong searchings….”; Chapter 25 On Reaching the Public; Chapter 26 Conversation in an Actor’s Dressing Room; Chapter 27 On Drama Criticism and Critics; Chapter 28 Why and When Play Melodrama; Chapter 29 Young Actors in Mob Scenes; Chapter 30 What Is the Grotesque?; Chapter 31 The Inner Pattern of the Role; Chapter 32 The Mysterious World of The Blue Bird; Chapter 33 On Playing Othello; Part 4 “There is only one method—that of organic, creative nature….”; Chapter 34 The Theatre in Which the Playwright Is Paramount; Chapter 35 The Theatre in Which the Scene Designer Is Paramount; Chapter 36 An Argument with a Scene Designer; Chapter 37 The Art of the Actor and the Art of the Director; Part 5 ?Memories of the Past… Dreams of the future”; Chapter 38 A Better Mousetrap; Chapter 39 A Theatre for All; Chapter 40 The View at Seventy;

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers a concise guide to the teaching and philosophy of one of the most significant figures in twentieth century actor training. Jacques Lecoq''s influence on the theatre of the latter half of the twentieth century cannot be overestimated.Now reissued Jacques Lecoq is the first book to combine: an historical introduction to his life and the context in which he worked an analysis of his teaching methods and principles of body work, movement, creativity, and contemporary theatre detailed studies of the work of Theatre de Complicite and Mummenschanz practical exercises demonstrating Lecoq''s distinctive approach to actor training.  Table of ContentsTHE LIFE OF JACQUES LECOQ Jacques Lecoq (1921–99) Jacques Lecoq: actor, director and teacher Jacques Lecoq and the Western tradition of actor training Jacques Lecoq: the body and culture Summary and conclusion THE TEXTS OF JACQUES LECOQ Lecoq’s pedagogy: from practice to principles (and back) Acting for the theatre of the future End words TRACES OF JACQUES LECOQ: THÉ TRE DE COMPLICITÉ’S STREET OF CROCODILES AND THE WORK OF MUMMENSCHANZ The case of Théâtre de Complicité The Street of Crocodiles The case of Mummenschanz PRACTICAL EXERCISES Aims Background and context Approach Preparatory exercises I push . . . I pull: towards the dynamics of melodrama I am pushed . . . I am pulled: towards the dynamics of tragedy I push myself . . . I pull myself: towards the dynamics of commedia dell’arte Debrief CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisNow re-issued, this compact book unravels the contribution of one of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo combines: an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno, extending to the larger story of butoh's international assimilation an exploration of the impact of the social and political issues of post-World War II Japan on the aesthetic development of butoh metamorphic dance experiences that students of butoh can explore a glossary of English and Japanese terms.As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.Table of ContentsPREFACE TO 2018 RE-ISSUE, Sondra FraleighINTRODUCTIONBUTOH SHAPESHIFTERSKaze Daruma: the origins of butoh Hijikata’s butohNature, mud, and butoh morphology Butoh alchemy in global circulation Hijikata: a corpse standing desperately upright Yoneyama Kunio Studying Neue Tanz The drug of Ohno Tokyo New namesDancing life: Ohno Kazuo Born to dance Together and apart Together again Ohno’s international stage Ohno is a bridge Butoh, community, and healing THE WORDS OF HIJIKATA AND OHNO Hijikata-speak The criminal and the fool: writing/living darkness Body as spirit: writing/speaking the butoh body Being a corpse Hijikata’s butoh-fu: what is an image? Words that dance: Ohno’s images Spiritual darkness: inside Ohno’s studio and Konpaku How Ohno prepares: words for the speech of the body The Ishikari river’s hooked-nose salmon Body as universe: Kazuo and Yoshito speak of love and care DANCES OF DEATH, SACRIFICE, AND SPIRIT Two butohists: why they dance the way they do Dance as experience: shedding the social body Challenging modernization Kinjiki (Forbidden Colors, 1959) Barairo Dansu (Rose Colored Dance, 1965) Nikutai No Hanran (Rebellion of the Body, 1968) Note on Natsu No Arashi (Summer Storm, 1973) La Argentina Sho (Admiring La Argentina, 1977) Suiren (Water Lilies, 1987) Interview with Ohno Yoshito – on Suiren The future of butoh DANCE EXPERIENCES Introduction to metamorphic explorations Nakajima Natsu: becoming nothing/ becoming something Ohno Yoshito: the patience of not starting Yoshioka Yumiko: body resonance Morita Itto and Takeuchi Mika: psychosomatics of butoh Takenouchi Atsushi’s Jinen Butoh Frances Barbe and the practice of butoh-fu Harada Nobuo: butoh is everything Waguri Yukio and Butoh-Kaden CD-Rom English glossary of terms Japanese glossary of terms

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Book SynopsisTwenty-five years after the publication of A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz returns to his favorite subject for a third edition. Rewriting earlier entries, adding hundreds of new ones, Kostelanetz provides intelligence and information unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, he ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Johan Cruyff, and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Samuel Johnson and Nicolas Slonimsky (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a reference book to be enjoyed not only in bits and chunks, but continuously as one of the dozen books someone would take if they planned to be strandTrade Review"Bringing together a wealth of information on esthetic innovation, [A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes] will make avant-garde art more accessible to everyone."-"Booklist "Dictionaries are not usually written for cover-to-cover reading; this one is. It is filled with fascinating people and images."-Mark Laiosa, WBAI-FM "Demonstrate[s] a unique subjectivity and distinctive flair without sacrificing quality...."-"Library Journal "A one-of-a-kind source. Nothing approaches the subject with such admirable verve."-"Wilson Library Bulletin Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionThe DictionaryBiographical Notes

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Book SynopsisFor this American edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz has selected from the fuller third edition his entries on North Americans, including Canadians, Mexicans, and resident immigrants. Typically, he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters, and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Nicolas Slonimsky (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a reference book to be treasured not only in bits and chunks, but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if Table of ContentsForeword to the American EditionPrefaceIntroductionThe DictionaryBiographical Notes

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the fundamentals of popular music performance for students in contemporary music institutions. Drawing on the insights of performance practice research, it discusses the unwritten rules of performances in popular music, what it takes to create a memorable performance, and live popular music as a creative industry. The authors offer a practical overview of topics ranging from rehearsals to stagecraft, and what to do when things go wrong. Chapters on promotion, recordings, and the music industry place performance in the context of building a career. Performing Popular Music introduces aspiring musicians to the elements of crafting compelling performances and succeeding in the world of today's popular music.Trade Review"Cashman and Garrido’s accessible book provides an absolutely first rate overview of all things related to the global live music industry. Based on their own extensive experience and interviews with live music stakeholders, the authors take the reader on a progressive journey through a multitude of factors related to this overlooked industry, ranging from experiencing live performance, to ‘types’ of performance, to advice on rehearsal and practice, to contracts and logistics, to earning a living from and monetising the industry. Written in jargon free language and crammed full of useful advice, the book is an ideal starting point for both the undergraduate student or any practitioner interested in musical performance Although not a research text in the traditional sense, the book does provide many areas for consideration, such as methods of stage communication, attracting audiences, rehearsal methodologies, stage showmanship and the mechanics of ‘experience’, all of which are fascinating points of discussion and analysis. I would imagine this book would be a really useful course text for all institutions teaching popular music performance and I certainly recommend it."—Paul Carr, Professor of Popular Music, University of South Wales"Never has the value of an engaged performance become more evident than during the social isolation enforced on much of the world during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Musicians quickly adapted where they could to the online environment, where the virtual barrier of the computer screen meant that knowledge and skill in creating an evocative and affective performance were never more crucial. And while the live music industry itself struggled, understanding the workings of the industry and knowing how to monetise performances became all the more essential. The release of Cashman and Garrido’s overview of the live music industry and how to successfully navigate it predates the pandemic by only months, and it is testament to the book's thoroughness and breadth that it is as relevant to the live music industry now as it was then, if not more. Covering topics from performance and stagecraft, from preparation to delivery, technology and the business of music, it is packed with useful and accessible information for not only the aspiring contemporary music student, but any music practitioner seeking to hone their skillset. I highly recommend it as a set text for any higher education institution in which popular music performance is studied."—Donna Weston, Associate Professor and Head of Popular Music, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia"Written in a relaxed, informal manner and drawing upon the experiences of the authors and a number of industry professionals, the book not only explores the mindsets of popular musicians when it comes to creating successful performances, but also those of jazz and classical musicians too. Touching upon areas such as individual and group rehearsal techniques, constructing dynamically effective setlists, engaging a band manager and navigating the various roles of musicians within ensembles, the various challenges and necessary skillsets are all outlined very well. ... The last chapter of the book could be considered compulsory reading for those looking to undertake a career in music. Those who are finding their feet in the industry will find this book informative and insightful, whilst those with more experience will enjoy the philosophical and psychological nuggets of wisdom with regard to live performance."—Jenna Doyle, IASPM JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction Section 1 - Creating Memorable Performances 1. What Makes a Performance Memorable? 2. Creating Memorable Live Performances 3. The Role of Personal Practice in Preparing for Your Performance 4. Rehearsing in a Group 5. Your Audience 6. Working as a Musician Section 2 - Making the Money: The Business of the Live Music Industry 7. The Players in the Live Music Industry 8. Earning an Income in the Live Music Industry 9. Planning Your Product 10. Technology and Live Performance 11. Getting the Gigs: Promotion, Travel, Contracts, and Talking Business 12. The Unwritten Rules of Music Performance Conclusion GlossaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisMaking Another World Possible offers a broad look at an array of socially engaged cultural practices that have become increasingly visible in the past decade, across diverse fields such as visual art, performance, theater, activism, architecture, urban planning, pedagogy, and ecology.Part I of the book introduces the reader to the field of socially engaged art and cultural practice, spanning the past ten years of dynamism and development. Part II presents a visually striking summary of key events from 1945 to the present, offering an expansive view of socially engaged art throughout history, and Part III offers an overview of the current state of the field, elucidating some of the key issues facing practitioners and communities. Finally, Part IV identifies ten global issues and, in turn, documents 100 key artistic projects from around the world to illustrate the various critical, aesthetic and political modes in which artists, cultural workers, and communities are respTable of ContentsBiographies, List of Contributors, Acknowledgments, Part I: A Precarious Assembly: Ten Years of Art and Activism, Part II: On Arts, Politics, and Engagement: A Selected Timeline 1945 to Present, Part III: Major Issues in the Field of Socially Engaged Art, Part IV: Dialogue: 10 Global Issues, 100 Art Projects, Part V: Epilogue, Part VI: Glossary of Terms, Index

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Book SynopsisThe Creative Reflective Practitioner explores research and practice through the eyes of people with a wholehearted commitment to creative work. It reveals what it means to be a reflective creative practitioner, whether working alone, in collaboration with others, with digital technology or doing research, and what we can learn from listening and observing closely. It gives the reader new insights into the fascinating challenge that having a reflective creative mindset can bring.Creative reflective practice is seen through practitioner ideas and works which have informed the writing at every level, supported by research studies and historical accounts. The practitioners featured in this book represent a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary creative activities producing works in film, music, drama, dance and interactive installations. Their work is innovative, full of new ideas and exciting to experience, offering engagement and challenge for audiences and participants alTrade ReviewThis book makes an important contribution to the literature of creative studies. Drawing on contemporary research in the field with particular insight into the value of recent digitally based practice, the author introduces a rigorous and illuminating analysis of the often enigmatic nature of the creative process, grounded in lively interviews with practising artists, scientists and technologists, providing a deeper understanding of the ways in which artworks, and indeed any other creative outcomes, evolve in all their complexity.Siân Ede, author of ‘Art & Science’Linda Candy shows us how the powerful paradigm of reflective practice can be used to understand creative thought in such diverse fields as science, engineering, art, design and music. Her interviews with distinguished practitioners provide a privileged glimpse into especially creative minds and her analysis reveals fascinatingly generic aspects of cognition. This book deserves to become a standard text in the field; there is every chance that it will.Bryan Lawson (Emeritus Professor: Dip Arch (dist) (Oxford), Msc (dist), PhD (Aston), RIBA, Registered Architect.)Linda Candy has created an incredible book on creativity. Her deep reflections on the nature of creativity will be of vital importance to anyone engaging with reflective creative practice. Through the voice of many significant artists and practitioners from a broad range of fields and disciplines, Candy weaves together a framework with which to understand their reflective practices, but more importantly how we, the readers, can benefit and enhance our own creativity.Craig Vear, Professor of Digital Performance (Music), De Montfort University, Leicester, UKTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of Practitioner PortraitsAcknowledgementsPreface1. Reflection, Practice and the Creative Practitioner 2. Reflective Professional Practice 3. Reflective Creative Practice Practitioner Interviews4. Reflective Collaborative Practice Practitioner Interviews5. Digitally Amplified Reflective Practice Practitioner Interviews6. Reflection through Research 7. Learning from the Reflective Practitioner AfterwordReferences

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Book SynopsisHow do teachers create a classroom environment that promotes collaborative and inquiry-based approaches to learning ballet? How do teachers impart the stylistic qualities of ballet while also supporting each dancer's artistic instincts and development of a personal style? How does ballet technique education develop the versatility and creativity needed in the contemporary dance environment?Creative Ballet Teaching draws on the fields of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (L/BMA), dance pedagogy, and somatic education to explore these questions. Sample lesson plans, class exercises, movement explorations, and journal writing activities specifically designed for teachers bring these ideas into the studio and classroom. A complementary online manual, Creative Ballet Learning, provides students with tools for technical and artistic development, self-assessment, and reflection.Offering a practical, exciting approach, Creative Ballet Teaching is a must-rTable of ContentsINTRODUCTIONPART I RETHINKING CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY, AND TECHNIQUE IN THE BALLET CLASSROOMChapter One Drawing inspiration from creative movement: teaching and planning from movement conceptsChapter Two Drawing inspiration from creative movement: developing body knowledge and improvisation skillsChapter Three Drawing inspiration from dance teachers: teaching students how to use your "tools"Chapter Four Drawing inspiration from dance students: learning from peers Chapter Five Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis: a tool for facilitating creativity, community, and technique PART II IMPROVING BALANCE AND MOTION Chapter Six Discovering the three-dimensional body: Shape Flow Support and Shape Qualities Chapter Seven Balancing three-dimensionally: Spatial Intent and Countertensions Chapter Eight Moving three-dimensionally: Traceforms and Kinesphere PART III DEEPENING DYNAMISMChapter Nine The dynamic palette: introduction to Effort Chapter Ten Fluidity: Free and Bound Flow Chapter Eleven Varying intensity: Strong and Light Weight Chapter Twelve Rhythmical nuance: Sudden and Sustained Time Chapter Thirteen Attentive movement: Direct and Indirect Space Chapter Fourteen Playing with the Effort palette

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Book SynopsisStage Lighting: Design Applications and More builds upon the information introduced in Stage Lighting: The Fundamentals to provide an in-depth reference to a number of specialty areas of lighting design, from traditional applications such as drama, dance, and designing for different venues, to more advanced applications such as concert, corporate, film and video, virtual, architectural/landscape, and other forms of entertainment lighting. Each chapter gives the essential background, design practices, and equipment details for each specialization, so readers can make informed decisions and ask informed questions when encountering each field. The book provides insight on the latest technology and includes profiles of prolific designers, such as James Moody, Jeff Ravitz, Alan Adelman, and Paul Gregory. Stage Lighting: Design Applications and More is intended to help lighting designers translate their theatrical skills to other areas of lighting design, and pTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 - Introduction and General Lighting ReviewChapter 2 - The Music Scene (Revues, Clubs, and Concert Lighting)Chapter 3 - The Spectacle PerformanceChapter 4 - Trade Shows, Industrials and Corporate EventsChapter 5 - Film and Video BasicsChapter 6 - Display/Retail and Exhibit/Museum Lighting Chapter 7 - Architectural LightingChapter 8 - Landscape LightingChapter 9 - Themed or Specialty Lighting Chapter 10 - Virtual Lighting (Renderings. Virtual Reality, Gaming, etc.)AppendicesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisAll you have do is shut up and enjoy the hospitality.' TerryHarold Pinter's Party Time (1991) is an extraordinary distillation of the playwright's key concerns. Pulsing with political anger, it marks a stepping stone on Pinter's path from iconic dramatist of existential unease to Nobel Prize-winning poet of human rights. G. D. White situates this underrated play within a recognisably Pinteresque' landscape of ambiguous, brittle social drama while also recognising its particularity: Party Time is haunted by Augusto Pinochet's right-wing coup against Salvador Allende's democratically elected government in Chile. This book considers the play and its confederate works in the dual context of Pinter's literary career and burgeoning international concern with human rights and freedom of expression.White contrasts Pinter's uneasy relationship with the UK's powerful elite with the worldwide acclaim garnered by his dTable of Contents1. Incident at Dinner 2. Party Time 3. Wentworth Days

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Book SynopsisIn this volume, twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circus, bridging the divide between practice and theory. Lavers, Leroux, and Burtt offer conversations across four key themes: Apparatus, Politics, Performers, and New Work. Extensively illustrated with fifty photos of Contemporary Circus productions, and extensively annotated, Contemporary Circus thematically groups and contextualises extracts of conversations to provide a sophisticated and wide-ranging study supported by critical theory. Of interest to both practitioners and scholars, Contemporary Circus uses the lens of contestation,' or calling things into question, to provide a portal into ways of seeing today's circus performance. Conversations with: Lachlan Binns and Jascha Boyce (Gravity and Other Myths), Tilde Björfors (Cirkus Cirkör), Kim Busty Beatz' Bowers (Hot Brown Honey), Shana Carroll (The 7 Fingers), David Clarkson (Stalker)Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Apparatus in Contemporary Circus 2. Politics in Contemporary Circus 3. Performers in Contemporary Circus 4. New work in Contemporary Circus Index

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Book SynopsisYou will see no false nothing false tonight the Hypnotist Tim Crouch''s second play collapses a tale of loss and grief into an exploration of theatrical representation, in a piece of theatre that is at once formally innovative and profoundly moving. Written for two actors, An Oak Tree depicts the fraught meeting of a grieving father and the stage hypnotist who was behind the wheel of the car that killed his daughter, with the father played by a different actor at each performance, walking on stage with no prior knowledge of the play. Catherine Love explores An Oak Tree''s connections with conceptual art, the unique process of its creation, its interrogation of stage representation, its relationship with audiences, and its place as part of Crouch''s ongoing body of work.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Conceptual Art 2. Collaboration and Authorship 3. Representation 4. The Audience Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance is an outstanding collection of specially written essays that charts the emergence, development, and diversity of African American Theatre and Performancefromthe nineteenth-century African Grove Theatre to Afrofuturism. Alongside chapters from scholars are contributions from theatre makers, including producers, theatre managers, choreographers, directors, designers, and critics. This ambitious Companion includes:A Timeline of African American theatre and performance.Part I Seeing ourselves onstage explores the important experience of Black theatrical self-representation. Analyses of diverse topics including historical dramas, Broadway musicals, and experimental theatre allow readers to discover expansive articulations of Blackness.Part II Institution building highlights institutionsTable of ContentsList of Figures Editor/Contributor Biographies Black Art Now by Nambi E. Kelley Introduction: Renee Alexander Craft, Thomas F. DeFrantz. Kathy A. Perkins, and Sandra L. Richards. Part I: Highlights of African American Theatre and Performance Part II: Seeing Ourselves Onstage Part III: Institution Building: Making a Space of OUR Own Part IV: Theatre and Social Change Part V: Expanding the Traditional Stage Index

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Book SynopsisPhysical cultural studies (PCS) is a dynamic and rapidly developing field of study. This handbook offers the first definitive account of the state of the art in PCS, showcasing the latest research and methodological approaches. It examines the boundaries, preoccupations, theories and politics of PCS, drawing on transdisciplinary expertise from areas as diverse as sport studies, sociology, history, cultural studies, performance studies and anthropology. Featuring chapters written by world-leading scholars, this handbook examines the most important themes and issues within PCS, exploring the active body through the lens of class, age, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, (dis)ability, medicine, religion, space and culture. Each chapter provides an overview of the state of knowledge in a particular subject area, while also considering possibilities for developing future research. Representing a landmark contribution to physical cultural studies and allied fields, the RoTrade Review"A useful starting point for discussion as to the nature of current thinking in [physical cultural studies] and some indications as to where the field may go ... Summing Up: Recommended" - S. H. M. Reekie, San Jose State University, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction, Part I: Groundings, 1. Historicizing Physical Cultural Studies, 2. Power and Power Relations, 3. Theory and Reflexivity, 4. Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity in PCS, 5. The Political Imperative of Feminism, 6. Praxis, Part II: Practices, 7. Therapeutic Movement / Leisure Practices, 8. Exercise and Fitness Practices, 9. Dance Practices, 10. Lifestyle Sporting Cultures and Practices, 11. (High-)Performance Sport, Part III: Subjectified Bodies, 12. Classed Bodies, 13. Raced Bodies, 14. Gendered Bodies, 15. Sexualized/Sexed Bodies, 16. [Dis]Abled Bodies, 17. Young Bodies, 18. Ageing Bodies, Part IV: Institutionalized Bodies, 19. Medicalised and Scientized Bodies, 20. Digital Bodies, 21. Spiritualized and Religious Bodies, 22. Aestheticized Bodies, 23. Fat Bodies, 24. Mediated and Commodified Bodies, 25. Spectacular and Eroticized Bodies, 26. Punished Corporal Bodies, Part V: Experiential Bodies, 27. Injured, Pained and Disrupted Bodies, 28. Risky/Risking Bodies, 29. Invisible (Women’s) Bodies, 30. Affective and Pleasured Bodies, 31. Mobile Bodies, 32. Pregnant Bodies, Part VI: Spaces, 33. "Natural", Intimate and Sensory Landscapes, 34. Physical Cultural Studies, Sport and the Environment, 35. Urban and Securitised Spaces, 36. Healthified Spaces, 37. Affective Cities, 38. Exercise and Fitness Spaces, 39. Sport, Migration and Space, Part VII: Contexts and Sites of Embodied Practice, 40. Mind/Body Relations, 41. Community and Physical Culture, 42. Physical Education, Policy and Embodied Pedagogies 43. International Development and Policy, 44. Global Mega-Events, Policy and Legacy, 45. Digital Mediation, Connectivity and Affective Materialities, Part VIII: Methodological Contingencies, 46. Critical Discourse Analysis, 47. Texts / Representation, 48. Ethnographic Approaches, 49. People in Contexts, 50. Narrative Inquiry and Autoethnography, 51. Poetry, Poiesis and Physical Culture, 52. Sensory, Digital and Visual Methodologies, 53. Digital Media Methodologies, Part IX: Politics and Praxis, 54. Physical Cultural Studies and Public Pedagogies, 55. Critical Corporeal Curricula, Praxis and Change, 56. Sport, Development, and Social Change, 57. Corporate Social Responsibility, 58. Embodiment and Reflexive Body Politics, Afterword

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Book SynopsisAutomated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving and Color-Changing Lights, Third Edition (formerly Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light) continues to be the most trusted text for working and aspiring lighting professionals. Now in its third edition, it has been fully updated to reflect the vast changes in stage and studio luminairiesincluding LEDs, switch-mode power supplies, optics, networking, Ethernet-based protocols like Art-Net and sACN, wireless DMX, and much more. Its written in clear, easy-to-understand language and includes enough detailed information to benefit for the most experienced technicians, programmers, and designers. Additional content and resources are provided at the author''s website www.automatedlighting.pro. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceSection 1: IntroductionChapter 1 Stage Lighting in the Third MillenniumStage lighting TechnologyWait, What Just Happened?Chapter 2 FoundationsThe Genesis of the Automated Lighting IndustrySynchronicity"If We Can Make It Change Color . . ."The Black HoleFor Sale: Automated LightingSue Me, Sue You BluesThe Future of Stage LightingChapter 3 Stage Lighting Systems OverviewSystems OverviewRigging SystemsAluminum StructuresTheatrical RiggingRigging HardwarePower Distribution SystemsThe SupplyDisconnect SwitchFeeder CableDistribution Panels and Portable Power Distribution Units (PPDUs)Overcurrent ProtectionDimmersBranch Circuits or Final CircuitsConnectorsWorldwide Electrical Safety and Wiring CodesComplianceWire GaugesData Distribution SystemsData CablesData SplittersData AmplifiersGatewaysData TerminatorsRing ProtectionDMX ConnectorsControl SystemsLighting ControllersPC-Based ControllersDedicated ControllersPlayback UnitsRemote Focus UnitsPreset StationsMedia ServersRedundant Backup and Automatic Failover SystemsLuminairesElectrical SystemsElectronic SystemsElectromechanical SystemsMechanical SystemsOptical SystemsCommunications SystemsSECTION 2 Electricity and Electronics Chapter 4 CircuitsElectrical Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power, and EnergyCircuitsCurrent Convention Water and Electricity—Bad Mix, Good Analogy Ohm’s LawPractice Problems ReactanceImpedanceDC Power Practice ProblemsPower FactorAC PowerApparent PowerPractice Problems Answers to Practice ProblemsChapter 5 Electrical Planning and PreparationLaying Out the Lighting SystemCircuitingConnectorsChapter 6 Power SuppliesArc Lamp Power SuppliesSwitch-Mode Power SuppliesRectification and FilteringPulse-Width ModulationVoltage TransformationTransformer TapsHigh Frequency FilteringFeedbackPower FactorPros and Cons of SMPSsMagnetic Ballast Power SuppliesLED DriversLED ConnectionsLamp ControlEMI FilteringLamp Cutoff SwitchChapter 7 Overcurrent, Overvoltage, and Overtemperature ProtectionElectric FusesFuse RatingsVoltage RatingSpeed of OperationTemperature Sensing and Thermal ProtectionSurge SuppressionVoltage Clamping DevicesChapter 8 Digital ElectronicsBinary NumberingPractice ProblemsOffsetsDIP-Switch ConventionsPractice ProblemsHexadecimal NumbersPractice ProblemsDigital ElectronicsThe First Computer BugElectronic SwitchingData TransmissionChapter 9 Digital Hardware and SoftwareThe Central Processing UnitMemoryFirmwareFirmware UpdatesSection 3 Electro-Mechanical and Mechanical SystemsChapter 10 Electro-Mechanical SystemsStepper MotorsHybrid Stepper MotorsSingle Phase Excitation ModeDual-Phase Excitation ModeHalf Step ExcitationMicrosteppingResonanceStepper Motor Control SystemsPosition Sensing and EncodingMechanical StopsOptical SensingHall Effect SensorsPosition EncodingQuadrature EncodingAbsolute EncodingChapter 11 Mechanical SystemsMaterialsAluminumStainless SteelPlasticsGlassFused QuartzOptical glassMetal FinishesFastenersThread StandardsPreventing Vibrational LooseningGearsBeltsSection 4 Optical SystemsChapter 12 Light SourcesThe Visible SpectrumColor TemperatureGreen/Magenta BalanceColor RenderingColor Quality ScaleTM-30Luminous EfficacyLumen DepreciationLamp Life RatingsLED OperationColor LEDsWhite Light LEDsMulti-Color LEDsLED Light EnginesLED BinningGas Arc LampsArc Lamp AnatomyStarting an arc LampHot Restrike LampsThe Effects of Lamp StrikesTesting Arc LampsArc Lamp Spectral DistributionArc Lamp HazardsProper Disposal of Arc LampsMercury SpillsIncandescent LampsIncandescenceGas FillHalogen LampsDimming Incandescent LampsLamp Handling PrecautionsLamp CoolingHeat SinksFansActive CoolingChapter 13 The Optical PathSpecular ReflectionLED Primary OpticsConventional Reflector GeometryParabolic ReflectorsElliptical ReflectorsSpherical ReflectorsReflector MaterialsUltraviolet and Infrared FiltersOptical Thin-Film FiltersThe Deposition ProcessThin-Film InterferenceFilter TypesColor WheelsSubtractive Color MixingAdditive Color MixingColor Temperature CorrectionGobosMetal GobosGlass GobosDiffusionIrisAnimation EffectsBeam ShapersFraming ShuttersEffectsSecondary LensesSpherical AberrationsChromatic AberrationAnti-Reflective CoatingsFirst Surface MirrorsSection 5 CommunicationsChapter 14 DMXThe DMX Physical LayerThe TransceiverData CableDMX Over CAT 5DMX ConnectorsBuilding a DMX Data NetworkData TerminationSelf-Terminating FixturesWireless DMXDMX512-A Data ProtocolBidirectional CommunicationChapter 15 Remote Device Management (RDM)RDM OverviewThe RDM Physical LayerRDM DiscoveryRDM Get and Set CommandsPractical RDMChapter 16 Ethernet-Based Lighting ControlEthernetTypes of EthernetEthernet CablingTransmission DistancesNetwork SwitchesIP AddressesRoutable Versus Non-Routable IP AddressesSubnet MasksDHCPArt-NetStreaming ACN (sACN)DMX Universe CapabilityTroubleshooting Ethernet-Based ProtocolsSection 6 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and RepairChapter 17 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and RepairPrecautions and HazardsShock ProtectionEye and Skin ProtectionCommon Sources of Failure: Heat, Shock, AgeFixture TestError LogsLamp Replacement and AlignmentCalibrationUpdating SoftwarePreventive MaintenanceVisual InspectionInternal CleaningCleaning Fans and FiltersCleaning the OpticsHousekeepingLubricationSpare PartsTroubleshootingTroubleshooting ProceduresFixture Won’t Power UpFixture Won’t Respond to DMX Control SignalFixture Won’t Respond to Ethernet-based Control Signal (Art-Net or sACN)Lamp Won’t StrikeGeneral Troubleshooting ProceduresCommon FailuresPrinted Circuits BoardsMotor Drive ChipsPower SuppliesPower Factor Correction CapacitorsFastenersSensorsSection 7 Lighting Console Setup and ProgrammingChapter 18 Lighting Console and FOH SetupPower RequirementsUninterruptable Power SuppliesPhysical ConfigurationConsole Configuration SettingsSetting Up a DMX SystemSetting Up the NetworkConfiguring the ConsoleSetting Up an Ethernet NetworkTesting the NetworkSetting Up a Console for Art-Net OutputPort-AddressCastingSetting Up a Console to Output sACNPort MonitoringBackup and TrackingMIDI and MSCTimecodeChapter 19 Lighting Console ProgrammingImportant ConceptsDMX UniversesTracking Versus PresetMove Fade Versus StatePrecedencePriority and AssertUser InputSyntaxThe ProgrammerLooks, Scenes, and CuesBasic ProgrammingPatch the fixturesCreate fixture groupsCreate presets and palettesRecord cuesPlay back cuesHighlightTimingFade Time or Crossfade TimeFade In TimeFade Out TimeWait TimeDelay TimeFollow-on TimePart CuesPoint CuesBlocking CuesMark CuesStoring Specific Parameters or Fixtures Backing UpPre-visualization and Off-Line EditingProgram BlockingPre-show PreparationRig CheckBuskingPerfecting the CraftChapter 20 Lighting Design SoftwareCADCAD WorkflowFile FormatsCAD LibrariesData and AttributesInstrument typePower consumption in wattsPurposePositionUnit numberColorDimmerChannelDMX universeDMX addressCircuit numberCircuit nameNumber of channelsFrame sizeField anglesBeam anglesLuminous FluxCenter beam luminous intensityWeightAccessoriesProtocolDMX Mode or PersonalityIP addressSubnet maskArt-Net netArt-Net subnetLighting PaperworkFixture or instrument schedulesPanel schedulesDimmer schedulesShop orderSoftware ApplicationsRenderingOff-line EditorsVisualizationFly-ThroughsWorkflowSection 8 Convergence of Lighting and VideoChapter 21 Media Servers and Pixel MappingMedia Server HardwareLayersContent LibraryResolution of MediaFile Formats and CodecsCodecsScalingFrame RateInterlacingAspect RatioBitrateParametersFile FolderFile SelectionPlayIn Point, Out PointPlayback SpeedRotate (X, Y, Z)Position (X, Y, Z)IntensityOpacityCrossfadeBlendColor (hue, saturation, contrast)CropMaskTilingAudioStrobeEdge BlendingKeystonePixel MappingCITPOff-Line EditorsIndex

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Book SynopsisArts Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Venture in the Arts provides the essential tools, techniques, and concepts needed to invent, launch, and sustain a business in the creative sector.Building on the reader's artistic talents and interests, the book provides a practical, action-oriented introduction to the business of art, focusing on product design, organizational planning and assessment, customer identification and marketing, fundraising, legal issues, money management, cultural policy, and career development. It also offers examples, exercises, and references that guide entrepreneurs through the key stages of concept creation, business development, and growth. Special attention is paid to topics such as cultural ventures seeking social impact, the emergence of creative placemaking, the opportunities afforded by novel corporate forms, and the role of contemporary technologies in marketing, fundraising, and operations.A hands-on guide to entrepreneurial succTable of Contents1. What is arts entrepreneurship? 2. Planning and assessment 3. Marketing 4. Fundraising 5. Legal issues 6. Money Management and Entrepreneurial Finance 7. Cultural policy and the arts entrepreneur 8. Organizational design, Career development, and Future trends

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Book SynopsisWhat happens in the relationship between audience and performer? Whatchoices are made in the space of performance about how we attend toothers?A Strange Proximity examines stage presence as key to thinking aboutperformance and ethics. It is the first phenomenological account of ethicsgenerated from, rather than applied to, contemporary theatrical productions.The ethical possibilities of the stage, argues Jon Foley Sherman, rest notso much in its objectsthe performers and the show itselfas in the howof attending to others. A Strange Proximity is a unique perspective on theimplications of attention in performance.Trade Review"A powerful meditation on performance, attention, and the ethical claims inherent in both. Foley Sherman, who wears the mantle scholar-performer as well as anyone, is a master at navigating the difficult terrains of performance theory, phenomenology, and the work of philosophers such as Jacques Rancière. His insights into how we attend to others and why this matters to performance are provocative and deeply original. As a study of theater’s elusive "presence" and all that comprises it, this book stands with the best work in contemporary performance analysis. As a demonstration of how phenomenology can illuminate theater’s 'strange proximities,' it is unrivaled." Stanton B. Garner, Jr., University of Tennessee"Jon Foley Sherman's book is not only a must-read for any scholar interested in a rich and provocative approach to the poetics of perception, but also a necessary book for any practitioner in the field of theatre who is willing to question the deepest roots of his or her existence as an artist and as a human being." Thomas Prattki, Founder and Director, London International School of Performing Arts"An illuminating and rigorous exploration of how a phenomenology inspired in equal measure by the writing of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the teaching of Jacques Lecoq might offer a description of the practice of theatre as a paradigmatic mode of social perception. The ethics of attention Foley Sherman elaborates here invites us to enrich our experience of theatre by attending to how it unfolds between us as a source of both trouble and wonder. It is a thoughtful, personal, and original contribution to performance philosophy." Nicholas Ridout, Professor of Theatre, Department of Drama, Queen Mary University of LondonTable of ContentsPreface1. May I Have Your Attention2. Mimicry and the Urgency of Differences3. A Unique Phenomenon of Distance4. Disorienting5. The Ground of Ethical Failure

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Book SynopsisPerformance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport.Topics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections:   Audience Circulation Lucha Gender Queerness Bodies Race A significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, Performance and Professional Wrestling makes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this&nbTable of ContentsIntroduction: Hamlet Doesn’t Blade: Professional Wrestling, Theatre, and PerformanceAudienceCh1 The dissipation of "heat": changing role(s) of audience in professional wrestling in the U.S.Ch2 Pops and promos: speech and silence in professional wrestlingCh3 Playful engagements: Wrestling with the attendant massesCirculationCh4 Stadium Sized Theatre: WWE and the World of Professional WrestlingCh5 Wrestling’s Not Real, It’s Hyperreal: Professional Wrestling Video GamesLuchaCh6 Don't Leave Us in the Hands of Criminals: The Contested Cultural Politics of Lucha LibreCh7 Wrestling With Burlesque, Burlesquing Lucha LibreGenderCh8 The Impact of Women’s Pro Wrestling Performances on the Transformation of Gender Ch9 "Most women train with mostly men, so why not wrestle them?" The performance and experience of intergender professional wrestling in BritainQueernessCh10 Grappling and Ga(y)zing: Gender, Sexuality and Performance in the WWE debuts of Goldust and MarlenaCh11 ‘King of the ring, and queen of it too’: the exotic masculinity of Adrian StreetCh12 "Gold-dust": Ricki Starr’s Ironic Performances of the Queer Commodity in Popular Entertainment BodiesCh13 Muscle Memory: Re-enacting the fin-de-siècle Strongman in Pro WrestlingCh14 The Hard Sell; The Performance of Pain in Professional WrestlingRaceCh15 "Tell Them It’s What Their Grandfathers Got": Racial Violence in Southern Professional WrestlingCh16 Grappling with the "New Racism:" Race, Ethnicity, and Post-Colonialism in British Wrestling during the 1970s and 1980sCh17 Some Moments of Flag Desecration in Professional WrestlingEpilogue: The Game of Life

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Book SynopsisThe Craft and Art of Scenic Design: Strategies, Concepts, and Resources explores how to design stage scenery from a practical and conceptual perspective. Discussion of conceptualizing the design through script analysis and research is followed by a comprehensive overview of execution: collaboration with directors and other designers, working with spaces, developing an effective design process, and the aesthetics of stage design. This book features case studies, key words, tip boxes, definitions, and chapter exercises. Additionally, it provides advice on portfolio and career development, contracts, and working with a union.This book was written for university-level Scenic Design courses.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Nature of the CraftChapter 2: Scenic Design in the Past & TodayChapter 3: Working with DirectorsChapter 4: Working with TextChapter 5: Research, Period and Visual HistoryChapter 6: The Designable IdeaChapter 7: SpaceChapter 8: Design and RedesignChapter 9: The Art(work) of CommunicationChapter 10: Considerations for Single and Unit Set Productions Chapter 11: Considerations for Productions with Moving SceneryChapter 12: On to the StageChapter 13: Realities of the Profession

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Book SynopsisDesigning with Smell aims to inspire readers to actively consider smell in their work through the inclusion of case studies from around the world, highlighting the current use of smell in different cutting-edge design and artistic practices. This book provides practical guidance regarding different equipment, techniques, stages and challenges which might be encountered as part of this process.Throughout the text there is an emphasis on spatial design in numerous forms and interpretations  in the street, the studio, the theatre or exhibition space, as well as the representation of spatial relationships with smell. Contributions, originate across different geographical areas, academic disciplines and professions. This is crucial reading for students, academics and practitioners working in olfactory design.Table of ContentsForeword 1. Introduction Part I Preface 2. Smell the City: A Participatory Art Installation 3. An Olfactory Space 4. The Smell of Snow: Experiencing Wonderland through Multisensory Art Part II Preface 5. The GhostFood Project: Enhancing Flavor through Personalized Smellscapes 6. Smellscape Narratives: Designing Olfactory Spaces as Infrastructure for Embodied Storytelling 7. Communicating and Mediating Smellscapes: The Design and Exposition of Olfactory Mappings Part III Preface 8. The Design of Urban Smellscapes with Fragrant Plants and Water Features 9. Stop and Smell the Flowers: Plant Scent in a Healing Forest Garden for Patients with Stress-Related Illness 10. The Creation of Seoul Scent: Invisible Beauty 11. Design with Smells: The Environmental Scientist’s Perspective Part IV Preface 12. Designing Smell into the Consumer Experience 13. The Use of Scent in Out of Home (OOH) Advertising 14. Scent and Brand Storytelling 15. Olfactory Control, Aroma Power and Organizational Smellscapes Part V Preface 16. Experiential Learning and Olfactory Architectures: Accommodating Smell in Teaching Practices in the Built Environment 17. Culturalizing Scent: Current Steps towards Integrating the Sense of Smell in Art and Design Education 18. Olfactory Education in Art and Design 19. Situating Olfactory Literacies: An Intersensory Pedagogy by Design Part VI Preface 20. Inhaling Futurism: On the Use of Olfaction in Futurism and Olfactory (Re)constructions 21. A Dead Man's Nose: Using Smell to Explore the Battlefield of Waterloo 22. Olfactory Design Element in Theatre: The Practical Considerations 23. The Nose Onstage: Olfactory Perceptions and Theatrical Dimension Part VII Preface 24. A DIY Guide for Extracting Scent in Your Kitchen 25. Scenting the Antiseptic Institution 26. Indeterminate Ecologies of Scent 27. Afterword

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Book SynopsisTaking as its point of departure the complex question about whether Surrealist theatre exists, this book re-examines the much misunderstood artistic medium of theatre within Surrealism, especially when compared to poetry and painting. This study reconsiders Surrealist theatre specifically from the perspective of ludics-a poetics of play and games-an ideal approach to the Surrealists, whose games blur the boundaries between the ''playful'' and the ''serious.'' Vassiliki Rapti''s aims are threefold: first, to demystify André Breton''s controversial attitude toward theatre; second, to do justice to Surrealist theatre, by highlighting the unique character that derives from its inherent element of play; and finally, to trace the impact of Surrealist theatre in areas far beyond its generally acknowledged influence on the Theatre of the Absurd-an impact being felt even on the contemporary world stage. Beginning with the Surrealists'' ''one-into-another'' game and its illustration of Breton''Trade Review'Rapti (classics, Harvard) offers a dense, erudite argument that surrealist drama is not mimetic but methectic ... Summing Up: Recommended.' Choice ’... reintroduces the reader to work of playwrights with whom scholars and readers of surrealism are not necessarily familiar ... demonstrates that the appeal of surrealist ludics is indeed universal and therefore exceeds all cultural boundaries.’ Comparative DramaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Does Surrealist Theatre Exist?; Chapter 1 The Surrealist Game “One into Another” in Nadja and Les Détraquées. Reconstructing André Breton’s Ludic Dramatic Theory; Chapter 2 Staging “Mad love” in the Théâtre Alfred Jarry: Breton’s Ludic Dramatic Theory in Practice; Chapter 3; Chapter 4 Playing with language: Antonin Artaud’s paidia and Robert Wilson’s ludus; Chapter 5 Ludics in Megan Terry’s “theatre of transformations”; conclu Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisThroughout his plays, Shakespeare placed an extraordinary emphasis on the power of the face to reveal or conceal moral character and emotion, repeatedly inviting the audience to attend carefully to facial features and expressions. The essays collected here disclose that an attention to the power of the face in Shakespeare's England helps explain moments when Shakespeare's language of the self becomes intertwined with his language of the face. As the range of these essays demonstrates, an attention to Shakespeare's treatment of faces has implications for our understanding of the historical and cultural context in which he wrote, as well as the significance of the face for the ongoing interpretation and production of the plays. Engaging with a variety of critical strands that have emerged from the so-called turn to the body, the contributors to this volume argue that Shakespeare's invitation to look to the face for clues to inner character is not an invitation to seek a static text bTrade Review'At once matter and metaphor, inside and outside, nature and art, self and other, the face is a crossroads; in their own facial theory and practice, the early moderns left us a window to their souls and a map of their world. With remarkable depth and methodological range, these essays chart that terrain, revealing the early modern face as a focal point of ideological negotiation, ethical encounter, and theatrical exchange. As unique, rich, and varied as its object of study, Shakespeare and the Power of the Face opens new avenues of thought and research that have been staring, so to speak, right at us.' Richard Preiss, author of Clowning and Authorship in Early Modern Theatre"The collection, complemented by an extensive bibliography, is structured to appeal to both early modern scholars and students in many fields including theatre, literature, and cultural studies." - Bríd Phillips, The University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsShakespeare and the power of the face. Part 1 Powerful Faces: 'Thy face is mine': faces and fascination in Shakespeare's plays. Fashioning the face: embodiment and desire in early modern poetry. Facing marital cruelty in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and early modern London. Part 2 Signifying Faces: The two faces of Othello. Facing King Lear. Complex complexions: the facial signification of the black other in Lust's Dominion. Part 3 Staged Faces 'I knew by his face there was something in him': buried stage directions and authorial control. The play of looks: audience and the force of the early modern face. 'The counterfeit presentment of two brothers': the power of portraits in Hamlet. 'This painting wherein you see me smeared': Francis Bacon, Coriolanus, and the brutality of facialization.

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Book SynopsisExploring the enduring popularity of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, this collection offers analysis of both the novel itself and its adaptations. In spite of a mixed response from critics, Les Misérables instantly became a global bestseller. Since its successful publication over 150 years ago, it has traveled across different countries, cultures, and media, giving rise to more than 60 international film and television variations, numerous radio dramatizations, animated versions, comics, and stage plays. Most famously, it has inspired the world''s longest running musical, which itself has generated a wealth of fan-made and online content. Whatever its form, Hugo's tale of social injustice and personal redemption continues to permeate the popular imagination. This volume draws together essays from across a variety of fields, combining readings of Les Misérables with reflections on some of its multimedia afterlives, including musical theater and film from the silent period to today''s digiTable of ContentsTable of contents to come.

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Book SynopsisAn energetic woman, Inchbald achieved fame as an actress, novelist, playwright and critic. This work includes her eleven surviving diaries, which record Inchbald''s social contacts and professional activities, itemize her day-to-day expenditure, and chart the development of affairs such as the Napoleonic Wars and the trial of Queen Caroline.

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Book SynopsisBy the close of the eighteenth century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volume facsimile collection presents the lives of some of the most celebrated actresses of their day. These memoirs also provide insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame.

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Book SynopsisPlautus was Ancient Rome's greatest comic playwright, Shakespeare drew heavily on his plots, and his legacy is prevalent throughout modern drama. In this expanded edition of his successful book, one of America's foremost Classical scholars introduces performance criticism to the study of Plautus' ancient drama. In addition to the original detailed studies of six of the dramatists's plays, the methodology of performance criticism, the use of conventions, and the nature of comic heroism in Plautus, this edition includes new studies on:* the induction into the world of the play* the scripted imitation of improvisation* Plautus's comments on his previous work* the nature of 'tragicomedy'.

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