The History and Theory of Environmental Scenography

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Professor Arnold Aronson (Columbia University, USA) Joslin McKinney (University of Leeds, UK)

The History and Theory of Environmental Scenography

Professor Arnold Aronson (Columbia University, USA), Joslin McKinney (University of Leeds, UK), Professor Scott Palmer (University of Leeds, UK) , Stephen A. Di Benedetto (Michigan State University, USA)

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Methuen Drama
28 June 2018

Theatre direction & production; Theatre: technical & background skills

Series: Performance and Design

A classic work of theatre history and criticism when first published, Arnold Aronson's formative study surveyed the phenomenon known as environmental theatre. Now updated in this richly illustrated second edition to reflect developments and practice since the 1980s, it offers readers a comprehensive study of the theatre practice which has evolved to become the dominant mode of much contemporary innovative performance.

For most audiences, particularly in the Western tradition, theatre means going to a building in which seats face a stage on which actors perform a play. But there has always been a vital alternative that came to be known as environmental theatre. Whether in folk performances, street theatre, avant-garde performance, utopian architecture, Happenings, mass spectacles, or contemporary immersive theatre, the relationship of the spectator to the performance has been one in which the audience is surrounded or immersed in a shared space, in which the multiple events may be happening simultaneously, and in which the experience of theatrical space is visceral and often kinetic. This book examines the history of this phenomenon and looks at a range of contemporary practice.

New chapters examine how the 'transformed spaces' of earlier work have become the interactive and immersive productions that characterize the work of companies such as Punchdrunk, dreamthinkspeak, Teatro da Vertigem, En Garde Arts, and The Industry, among others. Updated to take account of the burgeoning scholarship on the subject, The History and Theory of Environmental Scenography remains the authoritative account that illuminates present day theatre practice and its antecedents.

By: Professor Arnold Aronson (Columbia University USA)
Series edited by: Joslin McKinney (University of Leeds UK), Professor Scott Palmer (University of Leeds, UK), Stephen A. Di Benedetto (Michigan State University, USA)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781474283960
ISBN 10: 1474283969
Series: Performance and Design
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 28 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction to Revised Edition 1. The Scenography of Environmental Performance 2. The Environmental Tradition 3. Reactions Against the Proscenium 4. Surrounding Space Theatres 5. Environmental Production in Russia 6. Okhlopkov and Tonecki: Environmental Staging in the Thirties 7. Environments and Happenings 8. Found Environments 9. Transformed Spaces 10. Sites: Specific and Otherwise 11. Conclusion: Immersive Theatre Appendix I Appendix II Notes Bibliography About the Author Index

Arnold Aronson is a theatre historian and professor of theatre at Columbia University in New York City, USA. His publications include Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design; The Disappearing Stage: Reflections on the 2011 Prague Quadrennial; Looking into the Abyss: Essays in Scenography; American Avant-Garde Theatre: A History; The History and Theory of Environmental Scenography; and American Set Design.

Reviews for The History and Theory of Environmental Scenography

A timely reissue of Arnold Aronson's now-classic work on environmental theatre ... A critical companion to the study of environmental theatre and scenography, both for its systematic organization of terms and attention to relevant case studies. As such, it successfully traces the roots of present-day theatrical activity within a constellation of historical influences. * Theatre and Performance *