This Design and Development Guide is an essential book for those who are involved in the initiation; planning; design and building of facilities for the various performing arts; from local to metropolitan locations. It includes the stages in the development; decisions to be taken; information requirements; feasibility and advice necessary in the design and development of a new or adapted building. Part one of this guide provides the background information about the organisation of the performing arts; the prevailing issues; the client and various building types. In the second part; the author deals with the components of design and development; identifying the roles of the client; advisors and consultants; the stages to be achieved; including clientrsquo;s proposal feasibility; the process of briefing; design and building and eventually hand-over and opening night; with a consideration of the building use. Studies include the assessment of demand; site requirements; initial brief; building design and financial viability. Information requirements; as design standards; for the auditorium and platform/stage; and the support facilities; are included. Separate studies focus on the adaptation of existing buildings and provision for children and young persons. THE CONTENT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMING ARTS (CLASSICAL MUSIC; POP/ROCK; JAZZ; MUSICALS; DANCE; DRAMA) AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON EACH AS AN ART FROM AND NECESSITIES TO HOUSE PERFORMANCES.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Natasha ReddingFantastic images in this book! Love it!5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Pollock UnveiledBy Joseph H. WesslingI must confess to having litle appreciation of the work of Jackson Pollock before reading Donald Wigals "Pollock: Veiling the Image." This was surely due in large part to my bias in favor of representational art--a bias that endures. But this book has brought me to a genuine appreciation of a major artist. A light went on when I read: "Several artists stress the theme about Abstract Expressionism in theory. but some acted it out less convincingly in their work. Likewise. other artists observe the effect paint has when dripped on to a surface. but none before Pollock developed it into the brilliant visual polyphony he made happen" (94). That phrase. "brilliant visual polyphony." was the light switch. I suddenly realized the kinship between abstract impressionism and music. I would never have demanded that a concerto have an identifiable subject. Thanks to Donald Wigal and to the marvelous reproductions in this book. I now recognize that Pollock is at his best when he is least representational. and that Pollock at his best is brilliant.It occurs to me that there is a polyphonic quality to Wigals text that mirrors the subject: There is. within a clear organization. a polyphonic overlay of cultural history. biographical fact. psychological observations. and critical insights. that is ingeniously suited to the complexity of the subject. Here art criticism reaches a high artistic level in its own right. and I find myself personally enriched.If "Jackson Pollock: Veiling the Image" can do for others what it has done for me. it should be a valuable and enduring contribution to art criticism.Joseph H. Wessling5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Overarching new vision of Pollock for todayBy William RabinovitchWigals "Veiling the Image" is a new vision of Pollock -- something completely grand overarching as nothing else Ive read reinvigorates things for todays minds. Its complex. incredibly interesting. imaginative makes one desire to re-engage with its sense of contemporary relevancy beauty. The text is fascinating compelling -- actually awesome totally readable. It examines Harriss film moves forward to 2005 including interviews about my own yet to be released [...] indie feature.Wigals incredibly researched all of this not only philosophically but poured it all out in more fresh ways than one can imagine with wonderful fresh vignettes not only about Pollock in great detail but his milieux including Ruth Kligman. DeKooning. Agnes Martin. Frank OHara. Larry Rivers. includes references to many artists critics of today including fractal scientist Richard Taylor. It even explores the market as related to Pollocks prices. The perfect unified one in all book for any Pollock lover or for people who never got it before -- because they will now. Does what other books cant. It looks like publisher Parkstone spared no expense in every aspect of quality control with this wonderful beautiful production. It makes sense for todays modern audience.For myself as an artist the vast number of large Pollock reproductions their clarity of color sharpness surpass by far the best Ive seen of any Pollocks before. Theyre in a class by themselves. Many images were also completely new to me very appreciated. Wigals made it all happen. every aspect. coming totally alive in fresh imaginative ways in dimensions Ive never remotely seen explored before.Ill be exploring it for a long while.Bill Rabinovitchrabinart@aol.com[...]
