354 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
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Edward Gordon Craig's ideas regarding set and lighting have had an enormous impact on the development of the theatre we know today. In this new and updated edition of his well-known study of Edward Gordon Craig, Professor Christopher Innes shows how Craig's stage work and theoretical writings were crucial to the development of modern theatre. This book contains extensive documentation and... Read more
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
Biography
Christopher Innes
"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
