{"product_id":"9781350360549","title":"Stage Management: Communication Design as Scenography","description":"Author: Smalley, Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350360549\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Mar 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on interview material from more than 20 leading stage managers from the UK, USA and Australia, this book situates the contemporary practice of stage management within its historical and social contexts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eQuestioning the notions of the invisible stage manager and a linear production process, it argues for a broader conception of stage management lying at the intersections of administration, management and artistry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This volume places stage management practice within key theories drawn from the diverse fields of performance studies, semiotics, phenomenology, distributed cognition, management and scenography. It champions the creative agency of stage management and details the properties of communication which stage managers manipulate and the objectives they set out to achieve as a guide for decision making. While it considers the different approaches necessitated by productions from different cultures, genres, and so on, it offers a view of stage management which is not bound by these differences.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636875219102,"sku":"UBD-9781350360549","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350360549.jpg?v=1774398379","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350360549","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}