Theatre: technical and background skills

Since the 1880s, electrical energies started circulating in European theaters, generated from fossil fuels in urban power plants.

Theatre in America has had a rich historyfrom the first performance of the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway.

Henryk Jurkowski's seminal 1988 text, Aspects of Puppet Theatre, was groundbreaking in its analysis of puppetry as a performing art.

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history.

This book explores some of the less frequently questioned ideas which underpin comics creation and criticism.

Shortlisted for the 2019 TaPRA Edited Collection PrizeScenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre.

This book provides an insight into the life of a professional lighting designer, through interviews with lighting designers at different stages of their careers plus a group interview with the designer and lighting team of the hit musical Billy Elliot.

Live theatre is an exciting, challenging profession - but how is professional theatre actually made?

This practical guide covers all aspects of stage lighting equipment, special effects, lighting a performance space and lighting design.

Death in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work.

This book explores the development of Robert Lepage's distinctive approach to stage direction in the early (1984-1994) and middle (1995-2008) stages of his career, arguing that globalisation had a defining effect on shaping his aesthetic and his professional trajectory.

This is the first major collection of critical responses to performance lighting and includes contributions from award-winning lighting designers, researchers and artists.

Scenography, the design for live performance, conceives of the creation of an environment rather than merely providing decor or background.

This book is among the first to consider the subject of mad auralities in theatre and performance, asking: what does it mean to hear and listen madly?

Shakespeare's plays are fascinated by the problems of speed and flight.

What properties of light can be manipulated for aesthetic effect?

EN 1948, YVETTE BRIND'AMOUR ET MERCEDES PALOMINO concrétisent leur rêve en mettant au monde le Théâtre du Rideau Vert.

A unique account of the way architects, dramatists, and philosophers transformed theatre space in the eighteenth century.

The art of armed and unarmed stage combat thrills actors and audiences alike the world over.

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey?

Dieser Band versammelt originare Beitrage am Schnittpunkt von Philosophie, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Kultur- und Theaterwissenschaft.

This study sees the nineteenth century supernatural as a significant context for cinema's first years.

This book presents a new argument that reimagines modern theater''s critical power and places innovative writing at the heart of the experimental stage.

Death in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work.

With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, stay-flat format, Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics provides emerging fashion designers with comprehensive information on how to draft patterns for popular cut-and-sew stretch knit fabrics such as jersey and knits with spandex.

This is the first major collection of critical responses to performance lighting and includes contributions from award-winning lighting designers, researchers and artists.

Images that leave an after-impression on the retina.

A practical guide to the art and technique of lighting for the stage, this book explains the complex mixture of craft, collaboration and creativity behind successful lighting design.

Enhance the visual quality of your motion pictures and digital videos with a solid understanding of lighting fundamentals.