Theatre in the dark : shadow, gloom and blackout in contemporary theatre /

Theatre in the dark : shadow, gloom and blackout in contemporary theatre /

This edited collection of essays explores how theater works in the dark, examining performances that blur the boundary between stage and auditorium by turning out the lights, and the significance of seeing and listening in darkness to some of this new century's most exciting and innovative thea...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Alston, Adam (Editor), Welton, Martin, 1973- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Series:Methuen drama engage.
Subjects:
Theater > History > 21st century.
Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery.
Theater > Production and direction.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: 'the dark draws in', by Adam Alston (University of Surrey, UK) and Martin Welton (Queen Mary University of London, UK) Part One: Dark Aesthetics
  • Chapter 1 'Harnessing shadows: A historical perspective on the role of darkness in the theatre', by Scott Palmer (University of Leeds, UK)
  • Chapter 2 'Melting into air: Dining in the dark, reification and the aesthetics of darkness', by Adam Alston (University of Surrey, UK)
  • Chapter 3 'Creating in the dark: Conceptualising different darknesses in contemporary practice', by Liam Jarvis (Analogue/Royal Holloway University of London, UK) Part Two: Dark Phenomena
  • Chapter 4 'Aural visions: sonic spectatorship in the dark', by Lynne Kendrick (Central School of Speech and Drama, UK)
  • Chapter 5 'Darkness, perceptual ambiguity and the abyss', by Tom Espiner and George Home-Cook (Sound & Fury), in interview with Adam Alston and Martin Welton
  • Chapter 6 'Missing rooms and unknown clouds: Darkness and illumination in the work of Lundahl & Seitl', by Josephine Machon (Middlesex University, UK) with Christer Lundahl and Martina Seitl (Lundahl & Seitl)
  • Chapter 7 'Staring at blindness: Pitch black theatre and disability-led performance', by Amelia Cavallo and Maria Oshodi (Extant) Part Three: Dark Culture
  • Chapter 8 'Playing with shadows in the dark: Shadow theatre and performance in flux', by Matthew Cohen (Royal Holloway University of London, UK)
  • Chapter 9 'Under the Starry Night: Darkness, community and theatricality in Iannis Xenakis's Mycenae Polytopon', by Marina Kotzamani (University of the Peleponnese, Greece)
  • Chapter 10 'In praise of gloom: The theatre defaced', by Martin Welton (Queen Mary University of London, UK) Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index.