{"product_id":"fifty-key-theatre-designers-paperback","title":"Fifty Key Theatre Designers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Aronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty Key Theatre Designers\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the history of theatrical scenography by examining the work and contributions of fifty ground-breaking set, costume, lighting, and projection designers since the Renaissance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopments of scenic design are traced from the introduction of perspective painting to create illusionistic scenery in Renaissance Italy to the use of digital projection in the twenty-first century. The book also discusses important landmarks in the evolution of costume and lighting design, as well as the introduction of film and video technology to stage design. A broad range of work is explored, including opera, dance, Broadway and West End commercial theatre, avant-garde performance, and even Olympic spectacles. Each chapter features one designer, including basic biographical information and a discussion of that artist's style, aesthetics, and contributions. Designers covered include Sebastiano Serlio, Ferdinando Bibiena, Richard Wagner, Adolphe Appia, and Edward Gordon Craig, amongst many other notable individuals. Each chapter also includes references to other significant designers with similar aesthetics or who made similarly important contributions to the development of that aspect of scenography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is ideal for undergraduates and graduates of scenography, theatrical design, and theatre history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArnold Aronson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Columbia University in New York. He is the author of several books on design including \u003ci\u003eMing Cho Lee: A Life in Design\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe History and Theory of Environmental Scenography\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Scenography\u003c\/i\u003e and was a founding co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eTheatre and Performance Design\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a long history with the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space and served as General Commissioner in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371395989682,"sku":"9780367229993","price":94.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/XqHDtGzmzy9780367229993.webp?v=1782922341","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fifty-key-theatre-designers-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}