Contemporary scenography practices and aesthetics in German theatre, arts and design / edited by Birgit E. Wiens.
| Other author | Wiens, Birgit. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2019. |
| Description | xxi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Performance and design Performance + design. |
| Contents | PART ONE: Scenography in and beyond the Theatre: Aesthetics and Epistemes -- 1. 'I am trying to add more layers to the story'. From the model to the stage: Artistic thinking and design practices in Aleksandar Denic's theatre works with Frank Castorf and others / A conversation between Aleksandar Denic and Birgit Wiens -- 2. Notes on Bert Neumann's Stage and Costume Designs: Scenography as a Co-Player and Counterpart in Theatre Performances and Rehearsals / A conversation with Sophie Rois -- 3. Scenographic materiality: Agency and Intra-Action in stage designs by Katrin Brack / Joslin McKinney -- 4. Composing scenography: Reflexions on Klaus Grüenberg's collaborations with Heiner Goebbels and others / David Roesner and Klaus Grüenberg -- 5. Spatial reorganizations and moving dynamics of the active spectator / Thomas Irmer -- PART TWO: Circulation of Scenographic Knowledge and Cultural Transfer -- 6. Notation: On the aesthetic potentials and epistemic functions of scenographic scores / Kirsten Maar -- 7. You cannot not stage. Scenography - beyond theatre: Scenographic practices in museums, exhibitions and corporate design - Uwe R. Brüeckner and Linda Greci -- 8. The Art of Thinking and Designing Space. Notes from the Studio / Annett Zinsmeister -- 9. Don't be afraid of the art of parCITYpation. Scenographic intervention as social design / Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius -- PART THREE: Rethinking Scenography -- 10. The ungovernableness of the scene / Dieter Mersch -- 11. Scenography and actor-network-theory: Analytical approaches / Wolf-Dieter Ernst -- 12. Scenography: Research, education and training in Germany: Some observations / Thea Hoffmann-Axthelm and Robert Kraatz -- Staging the unknown. Scenography and its future potentials: Preliminary résumé / Birgit Wiens and Serge von Arx. |
| Abstract | Contemporary Scenography investigates scenographic concepts, practices and aesthetics in Germany from 1989 to the present. Facing the end of the political divide, the advent of the digital age and the challenges of globalization, German-based designers and scenographers have reacted in a variety of ways to these shifts in the cultural landscape. The edited volume, a compilation of 12 original chapters written in collaboration with acclaimed scenographers, stage designers and distinguished scholars, offers fresh insights and in-depth analyses of current artistic concepts, discourse and innovation in this multifaceted, dynamic field. The book covers a broad spectrum of scenography, including theatre works by Katrin Brack, Bert Neumann, Aleksandar Denic, Klaus Grünberg, Vinge/Müller and Rimini Protokoll, in addition to scenography in museums, exhibitions, social spaces and in various urban contexts. Presenting a range of perspectives, the volume explores the interdisciplinarity of contemporary scenography and its ongoing diversification, raising questions relating to cultural heritage, genre and media specificity, knowledge transfer, local versus global practices, internationalization and cultural exchange. Combined with a set of stimulating examples of scenographic design in action - presented through interviews, artists' statements and case studies - the contributors develop a theoretical framework for understanding scenography as an art practice and discourse. -- back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019938989 |
| ISBN | 9781350064478 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1350064475 (hardcover) |
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