Theatre and architecture are seeming opposites: one a time-based art-form experienced in space, the other a spatial art experienced over time. The book unpicks these assumptions, demonstrating ways in which theatre and architecture are essential to each other and contextualizing their dynamic relationship historically and culturally.

Addresses 'Space', which is a central topic within Theatre and Performance StudiesPart of the established and highly successful Theatre & series, edited by Jen Harvie and Dan Rebellato

Autorentext

Juliet Rufford

Inhalt

Series Editors' Preface.- Introduction.- Architecture and Mimesis.- From Event-space to Space Acts.- Theatre, Architecture and Illusion.- Theatre and the Tectonic.- Conclusion.- Further ReadingIndex Acknowledgements.