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Every live performance is built from choices

Read the decisions behind a performance, from the shape of a scene to the way a room directs attention.

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Four people standing apart on a sparsely furnished stage with dark background and warm, low lighting
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How to Read Stage Pictures Through Position and Movement

Read a stage picture through spacing, facing and movement to notice how performers shape relationships and redirect…

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  1. How to Read Stage Pictures Through Position and MovementMovement7 min
  2. A Bare Floor or a Built Setting?Stagecraft5 min
  3. Before the Black Box: A Short History of Flexible Theatre SpaceStagecraft6 min
  4. The Naturalism Trap: Why Realistic Detail Is Not the Same as TruthAudience5 min
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Notice the choices, not just the effect

A performance is made through decisions about bodies, space, sound and time. Looking closely helps explain what those decisions do.

  1. How to Read Stage Pictures Through Position and Movement
  2. A Bare Floor or a Built Setting?
  3. Before the Black Box: A Short History of Flexible Theatre Space

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