Ecoscenography: An Introduction to Ecological Design for Performance

✍ Scribed by Tanja Beer

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 239
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This ground-breaking book is the first to bring an ecological focus to theatre and performance design, both in scholarship and in practice. Ecoscenography weaves environmental philosophies and practices across genres and fields to provide a captivating vision for the future of sustainable theatre production. The book forefronts leading designers that are driving this emerging field into the mainstream through their relational and reciprocal engagement with place, audiences, materials, and processes. Beyond its radical philosophy and framework, Ecoscenography makes a compelling case for pursuing an ecological ethic in theatre and performance design, not only as a moral imperative, but for the extraordinary possibilities that it offers for more-than-human engagement. Based on her personal insights as a leading ecological researcher and practitioner, Beer offers a rich resource for scholars, students and practitioners alike, opening up new processes and aesthetics of theatrical design that enhance the environmental and social advocacy of the field.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
A Brief Outline of the Book
Clarification of Terms and Scope
References
Contents
List of Figures
1: Introduction
Setting the Eco-scene
The Design Problem
Ecological Approaches to Performance Making
The Agency and Potential of Scenography
Proposing Ecoscenography
References
2: Ecological Thinking
Towards an Ecological Worldview
Ecomaterialism: Embracing the More-than-human
Ecological Thinking in Theatre and Performance Design
From Phenomenological to Ecological and Evolutionary Aesthetics
Phenomenological Aesthetics
Ecological and Evolutionary Aesthetics
Ecological Thinking and Creativity in Practice
Personal Reflections on Ecological Thinking for Performance Design
References
3: Ecological Practice
The Limits of Eco-efficiency
Towards an Ecological Approach
Biophilic Design
Biophilic Design in Scenography
Circular Design and Eco-effectiveness
Circular Design and Eco-effectiveness in Scenography
Bio-inspired Design and Bio-integrated Design
Bio-inspired and Bio-integrated Design in Scenography
Ecological Design and Regenerative Development
Ecological Design and Regenerative Development in Scenography
Embracing the Whole of Sustainability
References
4: Ecoscenography in Three Acts
From Linear to Cyclical Ways of Thinking and Doing
Act 1: Co-creation
Act 2: Celebration
Act 3: Circulation
The Ecoscenography Trajectory
Challenges and Opportunities of Ecoscenography
References
5: Two Case Studies in Ecoscenography
This Is Not Rubbish
Co-creating with Matter
Celebrating Human-Material Assemblages
Circulating Value
The Living Stage
Co-creating with Living Systems
Celebrating Thrive-Ability
Circulating Positive Legacies
Beyond The Living Stage
Ecoscenographic Futures
References
6: Conclusion
Steps Forward
References
Afterword: How to Celebrate
Project Credits (Chapter 5)
Strung (Melbourne, 2013)
Strung (Cardiff, 2013)
Strung (London, 2013)
This Is Not Rubbish Craft Circle (London, 2013/2014)
The Living Stage (Castlemaine, 2013)
The Trans-Plantable Living Room (Cardiff, 2013)
Uprooted (Glasgow, 2015)
The Bower Stage (Armidale, 2016)
Running Wild (Frankston North, 2016)
The Living Stage NYC (New York, 2017)
The Living Stage (Lorne, 2018)
The Living Pavilion (Melbourne, 2019)
Index