The Swiss theatre designer and theorist Adolphe Appia (1862-1928) has long been acclaimed in Europe as the most important innovator in the concept and use of stage lighting. Many of his ideas were extremely advanced for his time and have now been widely accepted and put into practice. Yet much of his important theoretical work has been difficult to obtain in English. This account, analysis and critical evaluation of the work of Appia demonstrates how his far-sighted imagination also embraced the fundamental reform of scenic design, the use of theatrical space, and a greatly expanded conception of the nature and possibilities of theatrical art.
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...the first major study of Appia in twenty years...it is a clear-eyed examination of Appias many innovations.
–Theatre Journal
Excellent and well written, this study is well focused, and will reward anyone interested in the development of the modern theatre.
–Alan Andrews of Essays in Theatre History
–Theatre Journal
Excellent and well written, this study is well focused, and will reward anyone interested in the development of the modern theatre.
–Alan Andrews of Essays in Theatre History
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Original Language: French --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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The last decades of the nineteenth century were a period of extraordinary artistic ferment throughout Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inanimate setting, scenic reform, scenic practice, scenic illusion, illusionistic theatre, contemporary staging, theatrical reform, rhythmic spaces, scenic art, scenic environment, spoken drama, theatrical art, recognise ourselves, living art, scenic elements, staging practice, painted flats, painted scenery, active light, dramatic art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gordon Craig, Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner, New York, Act Two, Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Act One, Elysian Fields, Jean Mercier, Karl Reyle, Cosima Wagner, Hellerau Institute, Theatre Arts Monthly, Basel Theatre, Beinecke Library, Jacques Copeau, Lee Simonson, Van Vechten, Dalcroze Institute, Kenneth Macgowan, Paul Boepple, The Re-birth of Dramatic, Bernard Shaw, Denis Bablet, Gluck's Orpheus New!
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The last decades of the nineteenth century were a period of extraordinary artistic ferment throughout Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inanimate setting, scenic reform, scenic practice, scenic illusion, illusionistic theatre, contemporary staging, theatrical reform, rhythmic spaces, scenic art, scenic environment, spoken drama, theatrical art, recognise ourselves, living art, scenic elements, staging practice, painted flats, painted scenery, active light, dramatic art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gordon Craig, Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner, New York, Act Two, Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Act One, Elysian Fields, Jean Mercier, Karl Reyle, Cosima Wagner, Hellerau Institute, Theatre Arts Monthly, Basel Theatre, Beinecke Library, Jacques Copeau, Lee Simonson, Van Vechten, Dalcroze Institute, Kenneth Macgowan, Paul Boepple, The Re-birth of Dramatic, Bernard Shaw, Denis Bablet, Gluck's Orpheus New!
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- Adolphe Appia: Essays, Scenarios, and Designs (Theater and Dramatic Studies) by Richard C. Beacham on 17 pages
- Adolphe Appia: Texts on Theatre by Richard C. Beacham on 13 pages
- Das Rheingold: G. Schirmer Opera Score, Ed. 1563 (Complete Vocal Score) by F Jameson on 6 pages
- Tristan and Isolde: English National Opera Guide 6 (English National Opera Guides) by Richard Wagner on 6 pages
- Richard Wagner by Houston Stewart Chamberlain on 5 pages
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- Edward Bond: Letters 5 (Contemporary Theatre Studies) (Vol 5) by Edward Bond in Front Matter
- The Purpose of Playing: Modern Acting Theories in Perspective (Theater: Theory/Text/Performance) by Robert Gordon in Back Matter
- African Theatre in Performance: A Festschrift in Honour of Martin Banham (Contemporary Theatre Studies) by Dele Layiwola in Front Matter
- Edward Bond: Letters 2 (Contemporary Theatre Studies) by Ian Stuart in Front Matter
- Theatre & Change/South Africa: (Contemporary Theatre Studies) by Geoffrey Davis in Front Matter
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