Theatre, Performance and Technology: The Development and Transformation of Scenography

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Christopher Baugh

Theatre, Performance and Technology

The Development and Transformation of Scenography

Christopher Baugh

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Red Globe Press
07 January 2014

Theatre: technical & background skills

Series: Theatre and Performance Practices

Chris Baugh explores how developments and changes in technology have been reflected in scenography throughout history. Taking into account the latest research, his new edition examines moving light technologies, the internet as a platform of performance, urban scenography and how scenography has developed as a collaborative practice. Chris Baugh explores how developments and changes in technology have been reflected in scenography throughout history. Taking into account the latest research, his new edition examines moving light technologies, the internet as a platform of performance, urban scenography and how scenography has developed as a collaborative practice.

By: Christopher Baugh
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd ed. 2014
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 515g
ISBN: 9781137005854
ISBN 10: 1137005858
Series: Theatre and Performance Practices
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 07 January 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations General Editors' Preface Preface: On Writing Theatre History and My Mother's Button Box Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Performing Great Exhibitions: A Nineteenth-Century Speciality 2. Rejection of the Past: A Modern Mode of Thought 3. The Scene as Machine: Part 1: Scenography as a Machine for Performance 4. The Scene as Machine: Part 2: Constructing and Building the Scene as Machine 5. The Scene as Machine: Part 3: The Kinetic Stage Machines of Josef Svoboda 6. The Century of Light: Part 1: Diffused and Living Light 7. The Century of Light: Part 2: Light Beams and Images 8. The Scene as the Architecture of Performance 9. Some Rejections of Technology in Theatre and Performance 10. New Technologies and Shifting Paradigms 11. Scenography as Dramaturgy and Technology of Performance Notes Further Reading Bibliography Index.

Christpoher Baugh is Emeritus Professor of Performance and Technology at the University of Leeds and Professor of Theatre at the University of Hull, UK. He is a practising scenographer and has published numerous texts on the history and theory of scenography.

Reviews for Theatre, Performance and Technology: The Development and Transformation of Scenography

Praise for the first edition: '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 'I strongly recommend this new edition. The title has been considerably updated throughout and the addition of a new chapter sows the seeds for new directions in scenographic enquiry. Students and researchers of performance design will find this a valuable resource on the history and future of scenography.' - Studies in Theatre and Performance