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"Dance Production: Design and Technology introduces you to the skills you need to plan, design, and execute the technical aspects of a dance production. While it may not seem that staging a dance production is that different from a play or musical, in reality a dance performance offers up unique intricacies and challenges all its own, from scenery that accommodates choreography, to lighting design that sculpts the body, and costumes that complement movement. This unique book approaches the process of staging a dance production from a balanced perspective, making it an essential resource for dancers and designers alike. Covering a broad range of topics, author Jeromy Hopgood takes the reader through the process of producing dance from start to finish -- including pre-production planning (collaboration, production process, personnel, performance spaces), design disciplines (lighting, sound, scenery, costumes, projections), stage management, and more. Bridging the gap between theatrical and dance design, the book includes a quick reference guide for theatrical and dance terminology, useful in giving dancers and designers a common working vocabulary that will ensure productive communication across the different fields."--Publisher's description."

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I Thinking Ahead
• 1. Collaboration
• 1.1. Team Members and Responsibilities
• 1.2. Choreographer
• 1.3. Production Process
• 1.4. Collaborative Models
• -How we Work Together?
• 1.5. Chapter Review
• Interview The Choreographer's Perspective: An Interview with Julia Gleich
• 2. Pre-production Planning
• 2.1. Purpose
• 2.2. Program Concerns
• 2.3. Performance Space Concerns
• 2.4. Production Calendar
• 2.5. Production Budget
• 2.6. Personnel
• 2.7. Chapter Review
• Interview The Production Manager's Perspective: An Interview with Stacey-Jo Marine
• 3. Performance Spaces
• 3.1. Proscenium Theatres

• 3.2. Non-proscenium Theatres
• 3.3. Non-traditional Spaces
• 3.4. Chapter Review
• pt. II Production Areas
• 4. Lighting
• 4.1. Lighting Designer
• 4.2. Functions of Dance Lighting (What Lighting can Accomplish)
• 4.3. Properties of Dance Lighting (Controllable Qualities of Dance Lighting)
• 4.4. Lighting Systems
• 4.5. Lighting Positions and Angles
• 4.6. Lighting Instruments
• 4.7. Atmospherics
• 4.8. Color in Lighting
• 4.9. Chapter Review
• 5. Creating the Lighting Design
• 5.1. Working with the Choreographer
• 5.2. Communicating the Design
• 5.3. Hang and Focus
• 5.4. Preparing for Technical Rehearsals
• 5.5. Technical Rehearsals
• 5.6. Chapter Review
• Interview The Lighting Designer's Perspective: An Interview with Seth Reiser
• 6. Sound
• 6.1. Thinking About Sound
• 6.2. Sound Design for Dance
• 6.3. Functions of Sound Design
• 6.4. Properties of Sound Design
• 6.5. Audio Equipment
• 6.6. Sound Systems
• 6.7. Legal Concerns
• 6.8. Chapter Review
• 7. Creating the Sound Design
• 7.1. Working with the Choreographer
• 7.2. Communicating the Design
• 7.3. Sound Editing and Composition Tools
• 7.4. Preparing for Technical Rehearsals
• 7.5. Chapter Review
• Interview The Sound Designer's Perspective: An Interview with Sam Crawford
• 8. Scenery and Props
• 8.1. Scenic Design
• 8.2. Functions of Dance Scenery
• 8.3. Scenic Elements
• 8.4. Dance Props
• 8.5. Chapter Review
• 9. Creating the Scenic Design
• 9.1. Working with the Choreographer
• 9.2. Communicating the Design
• 9.3. Design Specifications
• 9.4. Scenic Construction and Painting
• 9.5. Props Design
• 9.6. Chapter Review
• Interview The Scenic Designer's Perspective: An Interview with Campbell Baird
• 10. Costumes, Hair, and Make-up
• 10.1. Costume Designer
• 10.2. Functions of Dance Costumes (What Costumes can Accomplish)
• 10.3. Properties of Dance Costumes (Controllable Qualities of Dance Costumes)
• 10.4. Dance Costume Components
• 10.5. Hair and Wigs
• 10.6. Make-up Considerations
• 10.7. Chapter Review
• 11. Creating the Costume Design
• 11.1. Working with the Choreographer
• 11.2. Communicating the Design
• 11.3. Executing the Design
• 11.4. Preparing for Dress Rehearsals
• 11.5. Dress Rehearsals and Beyond
• 11.6. Chapter Review
• Interview The Costume Designer's Perspective: An Interview with Liz Prince
• 12. Projections and Video
• 12.1. Projection Designer
• 12.2. Assessing Projection Needs
• 12.3. Functions of Dance Projection Design (What Projection Design can Accomplish)
• 12.4. Projection Systems
• 12.5. Projection Equipment
• 12.6. Software Solutions
• 12.6. Word About Interactive Dance
• 12.7. Chapter Review
• 13. Creating the Projection Design
• 13.1. Working with the Choreographer
• 13.2. Communicating the Design
• 13.3. Content
• 13.4. Preparing for Technical Rehearsals
• 13.5. Technical Rehearsals
• 13.6. Chapter Review
• Interview The Projection Designer's Perspective: An Interview with Joao Beira
• 14. Stage Management
• 14.1. Stage Manager
• 14.2. Pre-production
• 14.3. Rehearsals
• 14.4. Technical Rehearsals
• 14.5. During the Run
• 14.6. Chapter Review
• Interview The Stage Manager's Perspective: An Interview with Julie Ballard
• pt. III Quick Reference
• 15. Dance Terminology
• 16. Theatre/Stagecraft Terminology.

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Author/Creator:

Hopgood, Jeromy

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Dance production: design and technology [by Hopgood, J.]

Subjects:

Dance — Production and direction

Dance

General Notes:

Includes index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

GV1782 .H66 2016eb

ISBNs:

9781317635406 (electronic bk.)
131763540X (electronic bk.)
9781138795914 [Invalid]
1138795917 [Invalid]
9781138795891 [Invalid]
1138795895 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

920520867

Other Control Numbers:

1061383 (source: EbpS)
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