198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
This book explores the ways in which theatrical techniques are used to create shared performance environments for musicians and fans in popular music.
Readers will discover how stage lighting, costuming, choreography, character adoption, and spatial design transform concerts into large-scale theatrical experiences. Through engaging case studies of artists and bands such as The Weeknd, Lil Nas... Read more
Introduction: The Place of Performance
1) Framing Popular Music Performance
2) The Creation of Popular Music Theatre: 1965-1975
3) Scenographic technologies
4) Performance and Genre
5) The Extended Persona: Characterisation and Performance
6) Performance Narratives
Postscript
Reference list
Index
Biography
David Pattie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Creative Industries at the University of Birmingham, UK.
