{"title":"Series: Theory for Theatre Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheory for Theatre Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an insightful exploration of the principles and philosophies shaping contemporary and historical theatre. This series delves into dramatic theory, performance analysis, and the cultural contexts that influence theatrical expression, inviting readers to engage critically with the art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, the collection balances rigorous academic perspectives with accessible discussions, illuminating the intricate relationship between theory and practice in theatre across time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"theory-for-theatre-studies-light-by-professor-dean-wilcox-9781350374768","title":"Theory for Theatre Studies: Light","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCentral to this study are ideas developed by ‘New Stagecraft’ theorists and designers Adolphe Appia, Edward Gordon Craig and Robert Edmond Jones. 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Who or what is being moved and how? And which movements are felt, observed, or studied, in theatre?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003eTheory for Theatre Studies\u003c\/i\u003e series which introduces core theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline, \u003ci\u003eMovement\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies. Exploring areas such as vitality, plasticity, gesture, effort, and rhythm, it opens up the study of theatrical production, live art, and intercultural performance to socio-political conceptions of movement as both practice and concept. It covers movement training systems and considers how they have been utilised in key works of the 20th and 21st centuries. The final section traces the convergence of movement in theatre with other media and digital technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA wide range of in-depth case studies helps to equip readers to explore new methodologies and approaches to movement as a performance concept. These include analysis of Satoshi Miyagi's production of Sophocles' \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), Thomas Ostermeier's production of Ibsen’s \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), the Berliner Ensemble’s \u003ci\u003eMother Courage\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Prince\u003c\/i\u003e (1965) performed by Ryzsard Cieslak, and the National Theatre’s production of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final section considers a suite of concepts that shape postdramatic and intermedial theatre from China, Germany-Bangladesh, Australia, the United States, and United Kingdom. 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