ARCHITECTURE, ACTOR AND AUDIENCE.

MACKINTOSH, Iain.

ISBN 10: 0415031826 / ISBN 13: 9780415031820

Edité par Routledge, London & New York, 1993

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4to. pp vii, 184. Original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering at front and spine. ISBN: 0415031826 Fine.

N° de réf. du vendeur C39748

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: ARCHITECTURE, ACTOR AND AUDIENCE.
• Éditeur: Routledge, London & New York
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0415031826
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415031820
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale

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Synopsis

Until recently the contribution of architecture to the theatrical experience was seldom analyzed. The evolution of theatre design, or the use of the dramatic space tended to be the sole concern of architects or directors. Seldom did critics or practitioners stop to consider the "metaphysical functionalism" of theatre design: its ability to heighten the theatrical event. This silence, Ian Mackintosh argues, has resulted from a historical misunderstanding of the active role of the audience, and a failure or architects since the 1930s to discern the difference between cinema and theatre. The result has been the proliferation of dreary and unpopular theatres. In "Architecture, Actor and Audience" the author draws his own practical experience of theatre and design, as well as the testimony of theatre workers and audiences to examine the importance of theatre architecture from the time of Shakespeare, to the proliferation of Civic auditoria in the 1950s and 1960s, and the minimalist "black boxes" of the 1970s.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Understanding the theatre space on both the practical and theoretical level is becoming increasingly important to people working in drama, in whatever capacity. Theatre architecture is one of the most vital ingredients of the theatrical experience and one of the least discussed or understood.
In Architecture, Actor and Audience Mackintosh explores the contribution the design of a theatre can make to the theatrical experience, and examines the failings of many modern theatres which despite vigorous defence from the architectural establishment remain unpopular with both audiences and theatre people. A fascinating and provocative book.