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Craig on Theatre presents the essence of Edward Gordon Craig's ideas This selection, accompanied by Craig's own drawings and designs includes key sections from his most influential book On the Art of the Theatre, as well as essays from his own theatre journal, The Mask.An inspiration to such diverse practitioners as Stanislavski, Reinhardt, Meyerhold, Artaud and Brecht, this book offers an invaluable introduction to Craig and a unique compendium of his most significant writings.This volume is a companion to the Methuen titles Artaud on Theatre, Brecht on Theatre and Meyerhold on Theatre.

Brings together the many diverse strands of Craig's theories, many of which influenced such individuals as Stanislavski, Reinhardt, Meyerhold and Brecht.

About the Author
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) was an English theatre practitioner in the moedernist tradition. Advocating a kind of 'total theatre', created by a master-artist combining the roles of director and designer, Craig believed a play was primarily a visual rather than a literary experience. He denounced playwrights for over-emphasising the role of words, and star actors for their self-importance. His most controversial idea was that actors should be reduced to the status of 'uber-marionettes' or super-puppets, in the hands of the master-artist. J. Michael Walton has published and edited seven books on classical theatre history and has nine translations of Euripides plays in print, many on the Methuen Drama list. He is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Hull where he taught from 1965 to 2002. While there he directed numerous plays and taught courses in Classical Theatre, Masks and Puppets, Russian Theatre, American Theatre, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Theatre, Directing and Acting.


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ISBN 9780413472205
Author Edward Gordon Craig
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 220g

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