Czech Theatre Design in the Twentieth Century
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Czech Theatre Design in the Twentieth Century

Metaphor and Irony Revisited

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Czech Theatre Design in the Twentieth Century

Metaphor and Irony Revisited

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This stimulating compilation of essays and images reveals an essential and valuable component of Czech contributions to the world of modern theatre heretofore largely unseen outside the country itself. Featuring the craft of twenty-seven of the best stage and costume designers of the twentieth century, Joe Brandesky supplies ample evidence of their consistently high quality and dynamic creativity, survival skills for a people whose national identity had been dismantled during many years of occupation and repression.
Essays by Vera PtackovĂĄ, Dennis Christilles, Delbert Unruh, and, Marie ZdenkovĂĄ their full texts restored and reedited for this volume since their initial publication in exhibit catalogs, provide historical and linguistic insights into contemporary Czech scenography as well as comparisons to the major art movements affecting the designers. Brandesky's informative introductory essay contextualizes the shifting tenets of Czech theatre design. Also included are biographies of the designers, a bibliography, and thirty black-and-white photographs.
The accompanying CD provides access to the vibrant and sophisticated images of the Czech theatrical world: 138 richly colorful paintings and drawings of costumes, models, and set designs and in situ photos of exhibited designs plus 27 color and black-and-white photos of the designers. The CD also includes the full text of the book with links to all the art and to the designers' biographies. Book and CD together showcase the Czech Republic as a center of international stage design.

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Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9781587297120
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Drama
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Sources of the Czech Design Legacy
  5. Trends in Twentieth-Century Czech Theatre Design
  6. Czech Scenography in America
  7. Modernism to Imagism
  8. Authority, Playfulness, Metaphor, and Irony
  9. Biographies of Designers
  10. List of CD Images
  11. Selected Bibliography