Visualising Lost Theatres
Author | : Joanne Tompkins |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2022-08-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108752817 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108752810 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Download or read book Visualising Lost Theatres written by Joanne Tompkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering study harnesses virtual reality to uncover the history of five venues that have been 'lost' to us: London's 1590s Rose Theatre; Bergen's mid-nineteenth-century Komediehuset; Adelaide's Queen's Theatre of 1841; circus tents hosting Cantonese opera performances in Australia's goldfields in the 1850s; and the Stardust showroom in 1950s Las Vegas. Shaping some of the most enduring genres of world theatre and cultural production, each venue marks a significant cultural transformation, charted here through detailed discussion of theatrical praxis and socio-political history. Using virtual models as performance laboratories for research, Visualising Lost Theatres recreates the immersive feel of venues and reveals performance logistics for actors and audiences. Proposing a new methodology for using visualisations as a tool in theatre history, and providing 3D visualisations for the reader to consult alongside the text, this is a landmark contribution to the digital humanities.