ABSTRACT

This account, analysis and critical evaluation of the work of Appia demonstrates how his far-sighted imagination also embraced the fundamental reform of scenic design, the use of theatrical space, and a greatly expanded conception of the nature and possibilities of theatrical art.

chapter 3|21 pages

First Writings, Scenarios and Designs

chapter 6|26 pages

Triumph at Hellerau

chapter 9|33 pages

Appia and Others

chapter 11|26 pages

Texts on the Aesthetics of Theatre

chapter 12|16 pages

After Appia

chapter 13|13 pages

Epilogue: ‘Bearers of the Flame'

chapter 14|26 pages

Visionary and Prophetic Texts