Author: Thomas Allston BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901
Author: Thomas Allston BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
A General History of the Stage
Author: William Rufus ChetwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A General History of the Stage ... with Two Essays; on the Art of Speaking in Public, and a Comparison Between the Antient and Modern Drama. Translated from ... Riccoboni. The Second Edition. To which is Prefixed, An Introductory Discourse Concerning the Present State of the English Stage, Etc
Author: Luigi RICCOBONIMaking the Scene
Author: Oscar G. BrockettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A lively, beautifully illustrated history of theatrical stage design from ancient Greek times to the present, coauthored by the world's leading authority, Oscar G. Brockett.
From the Score to the Stage
Author: Evan Baker (Opera historian)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780226035086
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Without scenery, costumes, and stage action, an opera would be little more than a concert. But in the audience, we know little (and think less) about the enormous efforts of those involved in bringing an opera to life--by the stagehands who shift scenery, the scenic artists who create beautiful backdrops, the electricians who focus the spotlights, and the stage manager who calls them and the singers to their places during the performance. The first comprehensive history of the behind-the-scenes world of opera production and staging, From the Score to the Stage follows the evolution of visual style and set design in continental Europe from its birth in the seventeenth century up to today. In clear, witty prose, Evan Baker covers all the major players and pieces involved in getting an opera onto the stage, from the stage director who creates the artistic concept for the production and guides the singers' interpretation of their roles to the blocking of singers and placement of scenery. He concentrates on the people--composers, librettists, designers, and technicians--as well as the theaters and events that generated developments in opera production. Additional topics include the many difficulties in performing an opera, the functions of impresarios, and the business of music publishing. Delving into the absorbing and often neglected history of stage directing, theater architecture and technology, and scenic and lighting design, Baker nimbly links these technical aspects of opera to actual performances and performers, and the social context in which they appeared. Out of these details arise illuminating discussions of individual productions that cast new light on the operas of Wagner, Verdi, and others. Packed with nearly two hundred color illustrations, From the Score to the Stage is a revealing, always entertaining look at what happens before the curtain goes up on opening night at the opera house.
The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Women on Stage
Author: Jan SewellPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030238288
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
This book brings together nearly 40 academics and theatre practitioners to chronicle and celebrate the courage, determination and achievements of women on stage across the ages and around the globe. The collection stretches from ancient Greece to present-day Australasia via the United States, Soviet Russia, Europe, India, South Africa and Japan, offering a series of analytical snapshots of women performers, their work and the conditions in which they produced it. Individual chapters provide in-depth consideration of specific moments in time and geography while the volume as a whole and its juxtapositions stimulate consideration of the bigger picture, underlining the challenges women have faced across cultures in establishing themselves as performers and the range of ways in which they gained access to the stage. Organised chronologically, the volume looks not just to the past but the future: it challenges the very notions of ‘history’, ‘stage’ and even the definition of ‘women’ itself.
A General History of the Stage, from Its Origin in Greece Down to the Present Time
Author: Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History
Author: K. ReillyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230347541
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama.
A History of the New York Stage
Author: Thomas A. BrownThe Living Stage
Author: Kenneth MacgowanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description