Outdoor drama takes many forms: ancient Greek theatre; open-air performances of Shakespeare at summer festivals; and re-enactments of landmark historical events. The essays gathered in "Outdoor Performance;" Volume 17 of the annual journal Theatre Symposium; address outdoor theatres many manifestations; including the historical and non-traditional.Among other subjects; these essays explore the rise of "airdomes" as performance spaces in the American Midwest in the first half of the 20th century; the civic-religious pageants staged by certain Mormon congregations; Wheels-A-Rolling; and other railroad themed pageants; first-hand accounts of the innovative Hunter Hills theatre program in Tennessee; the role of traditional outdoor historical drama; particularly the long-running performances of Paul Greens The Lost Colony; and the rise of the part dance; part sport; part performance phenomenon "parkour"-- the improvised traversal of obstacles found in both urban and rural landscapes.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Truly great for beginnersBy CooperGirl 52I signed up for a class that taught basic figure drawing but there was no required textbook so I started shopping on my own for a good book; one that I can understood. The book starts with the most basic concepts and clearly explains how to get from A-B.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Basic; but goodBy Peter BroganI needed this book for a class. Its a very good book for someone new to figure dawing. It has some parts that are a bit redundant; but some sections are very helpful; such as; specific points about drawing human hands and heads.I wish there had been more of this sort of instruction instead of the huge portion of the book dedicated to gesture drawing and basic forms. In my opinion; these sections could have been greatly reduced.Overall; this book is worth the price and very helpful for beginners.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love it.By Molly BAs a beginner; I bought this as a supplement to my class; and found it so helpful. I really find this with more "instruction" that can then make the drawing from the model in class much easier to get proportion and movement in my strokes. Love it.
