Places of performance : the semiotics of theatre architecture

Author

• Carlson, Marvin

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

New York: Cornell University Press, 1993

Language

English

ISBN

9780801480942

Series

Subject(s)

• ARCHITECTURE-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
• SIGNS AND SYMBOLS IN ARCHITECTURE
• THEATERS-CONSTRUCTION

Notes

. . Index: p. 209-212

Abstract

"A lucid, well-organized survey of the almost infinite variety of production spaces of western theatre. . . . Carlson's survey must be admired for its wealth of carefully researched and elegantly articulated information concerning the relation of urban planning, architecture, and interior and exterior theatre embellishment to the social, political, economic and occasionally even aesthetic purposes of those responsible for these 'signifiers.'"―Theatre Journal In this generously illustrated volume, Marvin Carlson uses models from architectural and urban semiotics to show how a theatre building and its location within a city reflect society's attitudes and concerns.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

212 p.

Dimension

25 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Introduction: How do theatres mean! --
The city as theatre --
The jewel in the casket --
The urban hub --
The facade theatre --
Interior space --
Interior decoration.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	02779/17	725.822 Car P	Library - 7th Floor	Available