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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461929703321

Titolo

Theatre and performance design [[electronic resource] ] : a reader in scenography / / edited by Jane Collins and Andrew Nisbet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-283-64307-3

0-203-12429-4

1-136-34453-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (423 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CollinsJane <1951->

NisbetAndrew <1960->

Disciplina

792.02/5

792.025

Soggetti

Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Looking : the experience of seeing -- pt. II. Space and place -- pt. III. The designer : the scenographic -- pt. IV. Bodies in space -- pt. V. Making meaning.

Sommario/riassunto

Theatre and Performance Design: A Reader in Scenography is an essential resource for those interested in the visual composition of performance and related scenographic practices. Theatre and performance studies, cultural theory, fine art, philosophy and the social sciences are brought together in one volume to examine the principle forces that inform understanding of theatre and performance design.The volume is organised thematically in five sections: looking, the experience of seeing space and placethe designer: the sceno