1st Edition
Towards Good Lighting for the Stage Aesthetic Theory for Theatrical Lighting Design
1. Beauty 2. Artist/Artwork 3. The Spectator 4. Theatre 5. Theatrical Abstraction 6. On Design 7. The Box 8. Praxis
Biography
Marcus Doshi designs lighting and scenery for opera and theatre. His work has been seen on and off Broadway, extensively at most major regional theatre and opera companies in the USA, and at major venues across five continents. He is a graduate of Wabash College and the Yale School of Drama and is a Professor of Theatre at Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, USA.
"Doshi’s manifesto is a valuable read for all theatre practitioners whose purpose deals with the aesthetics of stage design. Beyond visual designers, this includes directors, choreographers, sound designers, and composers. It is especially valuable for lighting designers who know lighting is art and want to find words to explain it or to understand their own aesthetic. Anyone who reads this book is in for an intellectual stroll through a garden of stage aesthetics and has positioned themself towards good lighting for the stage."
Ethan Steimel, Theatrical Designer, Producer, and Podcaster (Artisitic Finance)
