Friday, July 7, 2017

The Architecture Of Stages: A History That's More Like A Spiral Than An Arrow

Joshua Dachs: "What at first looks like evolution - from campfires to hillsides to amphitheatres to courtyards to playhouses and onward into the future - is really the recapitulation of another kind of trajectory, from improvisation to formalization. As each new theatrical practice is improvised by a new culture or by restless, visionary (or hungry) artists using the materials at hand, its successes are repeated; standardized practices emerge, traditions and expectations are established."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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