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Informationen zum Autor GREG GIESEKAM sits on the Board with Ankur Productions and was a Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK until 2006. His publications on contemporary British theatre and contemporary performance art include A Descriptive Catalogue of the Archive of the National Review of Live Art (a reference website cataloguing over 200 performances, talks and installations from 1986-1996) and Luvvies and Rude Mechanicals? Amateur and Community Theatre in Scotland (Scottish Arts Council, 2000). Klappentext The use of film and video is widespread in contemporary theatre. Staging the Screen explores a variety of productions, ranging from Piscator to Forced Entertainment, charting the impact of developing technologies on practices in dramaturgy and performance. Giesekam addresses critical issues raised by multi-media work and inter-media work Zusammenfassung The use of film and video is widespread in contemporary theatre. Staging the Screen explores a variety of productions, ranging from Piscator to Forced Entertainment, charting the impact of developing technologies on practices in dramaturgy and performance. Giesekam addresses critical issues raised by multi-media work and inter-media work Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Contamination or Remediation? Magic to Realism: European Pioneers Polyscenicness: Josef Svoboda and Laterna Magika Big Screen to Small Screen Postmodern Collage: The Wooster Group Third-hand Photocopies: Forced Entertainment Live Films on Stage: The Builders Association Crossing the Celluloid Divide: Forkbeard Fantasy Quantum Theatre: Station House Opera Electric Campfires: Robert Lepage Conclusion Index.
