Dance Production: Design and Technology

✍ Scribed by Jeromy Hopgood

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 295
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Dance Production: Design and Technology, Second Edition is an introduction to the skills needed to plan, design, and execute the technical aspects of a dance production.

Covering a broad range of topics, author Jeromy Hopgood takes the reader through the process of producing dance from start to finish. Part I addresses the collaborative process, business and organizational concerns for dance companies, planning the production, and the relationship between dance and performance spaces/staging methods. In Part II, each unique production area is examined, including production and stage management, sound, costume and makeup, scenery and props, lighting, and projection/video design. Each design area is divided into two chapters – the first introducing key concepts, and the second focusing on the process of creating the design. Part III brings back the popular quick reference guides from the first edition, providing an expanded and revised tool to bridge the language gap between the worlds of theatrical production and dance, and ensure productive communication across the different fields. This second edition features updated information on technology and processes, two new chapters on touring and non-traditional productions, more information on arts management within dance production, a comprehensive look at dance and video (including remote/streaming performances, as well as dance film), and additional chapter projects throughout the book.

This unique book approaches the process of staging a dance production from a balanced perspective, making it an essential resource for choreographers, theatre designers, dancers, and management personnel alike, including for use in Dance and Dance Production courses.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I Thinking Ahead
Chapter 1 Collaboration
1.1 – Collaboration with Intent
1.2 – Collaborative Models – How We Work Together
1.3 – Team Members and Responsibilities
1.4 – The Creative and Production Process
1.5 – Establishing a Collaborative Process
1.6 – Chapter Review
Chapter 2 The Business of Dance
2.1 – Organizational Identity
2.2 – Profit Models
2.3 – The Board of Directors
2.4 – Your Business Identity and Culture
2.5 – Fundraising and Development
2.6 – Contracts
2.7 – Unions
2.8 – Booking
2.9 – Chapter Review
Chapter 3 Planning the Production
3.1 – Purpose
3.2 – Programming Concerns
3.3 – Marketing and Promotion
3.4 – Public Relations
3.5 – Production Budget
3.6 – The Production Calendar
3.7 – Personnel
3.8 – Chapter Review
Chapter 4 Performance Spaces
4.1 – Proscenium Theatres
4.2 – Non-Proscenium Theatres
4.3 – Non-Traditional Spaces
4.4 – Performance Space Concerns
4.5 – The Technical Rider
4.6 – Chapter Review
Chapter 5 Touring, and Non-Traditional Performances
5.1 – Tour-Specific Personnel Concerns
5.2 – Travel Concerns
5.3 – Working with Local Stagehands
5.4 – Non-Traditional Productions
5.5 – Non-Traditional Performance Spaces
5.6 – Cultivating Relationships
5.7 – Dance-Specific Safety Concerns
5.8 – Chapter Review
Chapter 6 Dance and Video
6.1 – Streaming/Live-Distanced Performances
6.2 – Benefits of Remote Performances
6.3 – Live Streaming
6.4 – On-Demand Video
6.5 – Live-Distanced Performances
6.6 – Dance Film
6.7 – Tips for Making a Dance Film
6.8 – Chapter Review
Part II Production Areas
Chapter 7 Foundations in Design and Production
7.1 – The Elements of Dance and Design
7.2 – Assessing Design and Technical Needs
7.3 – Using Research
7.4 – Presenting Ideas
7.5 – Chapter Review
Chapter 8 Production and Stage Management
8.1 – What Is Production Management?
8.2 – What Is Stage Management?
8.3 – Stage Management: Pre-Production
8.4 – Stage Management: Rehearsals
8.5 – Technical Rehearsals
8.6 – Stage Management: During the Run
8.7 – Chapter Review
Chapter 9 Sound
9.1 – Thinking Ahead for Sound
9.2 – Sound Design for Dance
9.3 – Functions of Sound Design (What Sound Design Can Accomplish)
9.4 – The Properties of Sound Design (The Controllable Qualities of Sound)
9.5 – Audio Equipment
9.6 – Understanding Basic Signal Flow: Input/Output
9.7 – Sound Systems
9.8 – Music for Dance
9.9 – Legal Concerns
9.10 – Chapter Review
Chapter 10 Creating the Sound Design
10.1 – Working with the Choreographer
10.2 – Communicating the Design
10.3 – Sound Editing and Composition Tools
10.4 – Preparing for Technical Rehearsals
10.5 – Chapter Review
Chapter 11 Costumes, Hair, and Makeup
11.1 – The Costume Designer
11.2 – Functions of Dance Costumes (What Costumes Can Accomplish)
11.3 – Properties of Dance Costumes (Controllable Qualities of Dance Costumes)
11.4 – Dance Costume Components
11.5 – Hair and Wigs
11.6 – Makeup Considerations
11.7 – Chapter Review
Chapter 12 Creating the Costume Design
12.1 – Working with the Choreographer
12.2 – Communicating the Design
12.3 – Executing the Design
12.4 – Dress Rehearsals and Beyond
12.5 – Chapter Review
Chapter 13 Scenery and Props
13.1 – Scenic Design
13.2 – Functions of Dance Scenery
13.3 – Scenic Elements
13.4 – Dance Props
13.5 – Chapter Review
Chapter 14 Creating the Scenic Design
14.1 – Working with the Choreographer
14.2 – Communicating the Design
14.3 – Design Specifications
14.4 – Scenic Construction and Painting
14.5 – Props Design
14.6 – Chapter Review
Chapter 15 Lighting
15.1 – The Lighting Designer
15.2 – Functions of Dance Lighting (What Lighting Can Accomplish)
15.3 – Properties of Dance Lighting (Controllable Qualities of Dance Lighting)
15.4 – Lighting Systems
15.5 – Lighting Positions and Angles
15.6 – Lighting Instruments
15.7 – Atmospherics
15.8 – Color in Lighting
15.9 – Chapter Review
Chapter 16 Creating the Lighting Design
16.1 – Working with the Choreographer
16.2 – Communicating the Design
16.3 – Hang and Focus
16.4 – Preparing for Technical Rehearsals
16.5 – Chapter Review
Chapter 17 Projection and Video
17.1 – The Projection Designer
17.2 – Assessing Projection Needs
17.3 – Functions of Dance Projection Design (What Projection Design Can Accomplish)
17.4 – Projection Systems
17.5 – Projection Equipment
17.6 – Types of Media Servers
17.7 – Chapter Review
Chapter 18 Creating the Projection Design
18.1 – Working with the Choreographer
18.2 – Communicating the Design
18.3 – Content
18.4 – Preparing for Technical Rehearsals
18.5 – Technical Rehearsals
18.6 – Chapter Review
Part III Quick Reference
Chapter 19 Dance Terminology
Chapter 20 Theatre/Stagecraft Terminology
Index