Theatre, Performance And Technology: The Development of Scenography in the Twentieth Century (Theatre And Performance Practices) - Softcover

Baugh, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403916977 ISBN 13: 9781403916976

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

Throughout history, all great theatre cultures have used technology as an important part of performance: as a means to shift and change scenic appearance, and as visual rhetoric, spectacle and show. Revolutionary scientific thinking in the twentieth centu

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Baugh is Professor of Drama at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Review:

'An extremely valuable work, which combines detailed analysis with a helpful contextual overview.' - Professor Dominic Shellard, University of Sheffield, UK 'There simply are no competing texts: Chris Baugh's unique arrangement of scenographic buttons is immediately a key work in the field - invaluable and long overdue.' - Richard Downing, University of Wales, Aberystwyth 'Baugh provides eloquent examples of the ways in which scientific discoveries and theatrical innovations interrelate...Throughout, Baugh exhibits extensive knowledge and investment in his subject matter, providing plentiful examples and historical contextualization.' Alicia Tycer - Theatre Notebook

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1403916977
• ISBN 13: 9781403916976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251