Visualising Lost Theatres : Virtual Praxis and the Recovery of Performance Spaces (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre)

Tompkins, Joanne/ Holledge, Julie/ Bollen, Jonathan

Cambridge University Press（2022/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 220 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108476751
• DDC分類 792.01

Full Description

This pioneering study harnesses virtual reality to uncover the history of five venues that have been 'lost' to us: London's 1590s Rose Theatre; Bergen's mid-nineteenth-century Komediehuset; Adelaide's Queen's Theatre of 1841; circus tents hosting Cantonese opera performances in Australia's goldfields in the 1850s; and the Stardust showroom in 1950s Las Vegas. Shaping some of the most enduring genres of world theatre and cultural production, each venue marks a significant cultural transformation, charted here through detailed discussion of theatrical praxis and socio-political history. Using virtual models as performance laboratories for research, Visualising Lost Theatres recreates the immersive feel of venues and reveals performance logistics for actors and audiences. Proposing a new methodology for using visualisations as a tool in theatre history, and providing 3D visualisations for the reader to consult alongside the text, this is a landmark contribution to the digital humanities.

Contents

Introduction: Theatre Venues and Visualisation; 1. The Rose Theatre and Stage Movement in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; 2. Komediehuset and Henrik Ibsen's Stagecraft in his First Theatre; 3. A Colonial Audience Watching Othello at the Queen's Theatre; 4. Cantonese Opera and the Layering of Space on the Australian Goldfields; 5. The Design of Attraction at the Stardust Showroom in Las Vegas; Conclusion: Visualising the Future of Theatre Research.