Edward Gordon Craig: A Vision of Theatre

ISBN-13: 9789057021251 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 352 str.

Christopher Innes

Opis

In this new and updated edition of his well-known study, readers will gain insight into a key period of theatrical history and the life of one of its most fascinating individuals.

Recenzje

"The volume is rich in illustrations obtained from the collections of Craig's writings and sketches largely held outside Britain, which prove his meticulous eye for detail." - The Stage

Spis treści

Introduction to the SeriesList of IllustrationsAcknowledgements 1. Prologue: The argument2. Scene changes: Victorian theater, an acting career and points of departure 3. A rising action: Design and movement 4. Problem drama: Texts and performers 5. A play of ideas: Principles, theory and an Übermarionette 6. Toward a new theater: Masques, screens and a Hamlet 7. The theater of the future: Scene, puppets and a religious festival 8. Final bow: A school and the printed word 9. Curtain call: Craig's vision and contemporary theater 10. Programme notes: Craig on TheaterEdward Gordon Craig, 1872-1966: A theatrical chronologyNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

O autorze

Christopher Innes