{"product_id":"space-in-performance-gay-mcauley-9780472087693","title":"Space in Performance: Making Meaning in the Theatre","description":"Theater, as distinct from other dramatic media, is essentially a relationship between performer, spectator, and the space in which both come together. \u003ci\u003eSpace in Performance\u003c\/i\u003e examines the way theater buildings function to frame the performance event, the organization of audience and practitioner spaces within the building, the nature of the stage and the modes of representation it facilitates, and the relationship between the real space of the theater and the fictional places that are evoked. \u003cbr\u003eThe book's theoretical and methodological framework is both semiotic and phenomenological, based in part from the seminal work of Anne Ubersfeld, from direct observation of the rehearsal process, and from documentation and analysis of professional performances. The situation of the academic observer in the rehearsal room has much in common with that of the ethnographer in the field, and contemporary ethnographic practice provides a third theoretical and methodological perspective to this study. \u003cbr\u003ePerformance studies is an emerging discipline, and it is still evolving appropriate methodologies. The multi-faceted approach adopted here will engage theater and performance studies specialists, those concerned with modes of representation in contemporary culture, and students of theater, semiotics, architecture, set design, acting and performance theory. It also offers a great deal to theater practitioners as well as to spectators interested in deepening their appreciation of theater art. It is written in a simple, accessible way, and the theory always emerges from descriptions of practice.\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent study that imaginatively summarizes, synthesizes, and intelligently critiques a wide range of previous theory and practice while making an important new contribution to the field of theater studies.\" --Marvin Carlson, City University of New York\u003cbr\u003eGay McAuley is Director of the Centre for Performance Studies, University of Sydney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gay McAuley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047208769X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472087693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.02w x 0.82d","brand":"Gay McAuley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046980710655,"sku":"9780472087693","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71e18369-22b8-4b83-8122-208dc461fb6e.jpg?v=1684987596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/space-in-performance-gay-mcauley-9780472087693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}