The history of theatre has often been written as a history of great writers, actors, or directors. This book takes a different approach: The contributors examine the history of performance from the perspective of theatre spaces and stage technologies. Art, literature, religion, law, urbanism, architecture, technology – this interdisciplinary book discusses how these fields relate to theatre and performance. Geographically, it covers a significant portion of the globe; chronologically, it ranges from ancient times to the present. This book provides a timely attempt to combine cultural and global history.
Performance Spaces in Ancient Chinese Cities: Street Theatres of the 9th Century Capital Chang''anSeiten 13 - 32 Seo Tatsuhiko Download Kapitel (PDF)
The Semi-Circular Theatre in Seleucid and Arsacid BabylonSeiten 33 - 46 Mitsuma Yasuyuki Download Kapitel (PDF)
The Perspectival Stage in Sebastiano Serlio''s Second Book of Architecture (1545) and its German Reception in the Context of WohlstandSeiten 47 - 90 Hans Joachim Dethlefs Download Kapitel (PDF)
Central Perspective in Catholic Churches and on Stage in Europe between the 15th and 17th CenturiesSeiten 91 - 102 Ishida Yuichi Download Kapitel (PDF)
Notable Spectacles in the Late 19th-Century Kabuki StageSeiten 103 - 110 Hioki Takayuki Download Kapitel (PDF)
Berlin and its Theatres between 1870 and 1890Seiten 111 - 122 Itoda Soichiro Download Kapitel (PDF)
The Theatres in Modern Shanghai: From the Perspective of Cultural HistorySeiten 123 - 132 Yasuko Enomoto Download Kapitel (PDF)
Discussions on Theatre Spaces and Theatre Materials by the Leningrad SchoolSeiten 133 - 142 Ito Masaru Download Kapitel (PDF)
Projection Technology and the Theatre Stage: Light, Space, Body PoliticsSeiten 143 - 156 Kai van Eikels Download Kapitel (PDF)
Cultural Techniques of Play: A Global PerspectiveSeiten 157 - 170 Yuji Nawata Download Kapitel (PDF)
