{"product_id":"theory-for-theatre-studies-light-hardcover","title":"Theory for Theatre Studies: Light - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean Wilcox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim Solga\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat properties of light can be manipulated for aesthetic effect? What role does the perception of the audience play in how stage information is received and processed? How do changes in technology affect methods or approaches to design and practice?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is designed to introduce key ideas about light and to generate questions and perspectives that will encourage readers to explore light in the theatre more fully in their own critical and creative practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining the theories behind stage lighting practice to help students learn to analyse the aesthetic and critical impacts of light in performance, this book traces the development of lighting practice by focusing on important shifts in technology and aesthetics from the classical period to the modern era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentral to this study are ideas developed by 'New Stagecraft' theorists and designers Adolphe Appia, Edward Gordon Craig and Robert Edmond Jones. Case studies include semiotic approaches to Lo?e Fuller's combination of light, movement and costume, Robert Wilson's \u003ci\u003eEinstein on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e and Tadashi Suzuki's \u003ci\u003eThe Trojan Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Further case studies including the installation work of James Turrell and Refik Anadol, the Winston Salem Light Project and David Byrne's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Utopia, \u003c\/i\u003e examine the use of light in theatrical and non-theatrical spaces by focusing on phenomenology, community engagement and the evolution of lighting technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA companion website features links to images, chapter summaries, questions and further resources for study.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean Wilcox \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Theatre History, Dramatic Literature and Humanities in the Division of Liberal Arts at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775941443872,"sku":"9781350374775","price":109.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1cc74fd9529db05a1c53ec6b7df67713.webp?v=1780469180","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/theory-for-theatre-studies-light-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}