EMMA: New Ground

Scenography

I am investigating the idea/practice of scenography as it relates to our creative process. A performance about public vs. private space/ observing and being observed offers a rich opportunity to address architecture/set/light/costume design elements as key components of the performance experience.

Some questions to get the discussion going (some of which were brought up in Thursday's class):

What kind of space do we want to create?
-Traditional Theatrical Space
-Gallery of multiple performance installations
- Modular/cellular performance space
- Space that transforms around the audience

What are our in-house design resources? What can we do with what we already have?
- Curtains, Lights, Architectural elements

How will the space facilitate/direct audience interaction?

Are we interested in incorporating virtual spaces within our performance space?
-interactive sites available via computer stations in the space
-projections (live camera feed, projections of other spaces)
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Below are some promising sites that I think can help get us moving in the right direction.

Constructivist Theatre

Virtual Theater (An Intersection of Performance and Internet)

Video Scenography

Books that look promising:
The Potentials of Spaces: International Scenography and Performance for the 21st Century
What is Scenography?

posted by Annie @ 5:06 PM