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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCENIC SPECTACLE

A SITE DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE THEATRICAL SPECTACLE

MODELS

Early Illusionistic [16th Century]
Theatre
Scene Change
Sea Scenes
Flying Machines
Traps & Elevators
Other Effects
Lighting
Later Illusionistic [17th Century]
Theatre
Scene Change
Sea Scenes
Flying Machines
Traps & Elevators
Other Effects
Lighting
18th Century
Theatre
Scene Change
Sea Scenes
Flying Machines
Traps & Elevators
Other Effects
Lighting

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE RELATED MATERIALS

Several published articles or papers on Renaissance and Baroque theatres and spectacle have related on-line models and animations.

Mohler, Frank, "THE SURVIVAL OF THE MECHANIZED FLAT WING SCENE CHANGE,"Theatre Design and Technology, Winter 1999, pp.46--56.

Mohler, Frank, "COMPUTER MODELING AS A TOOL FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HISTORIC THEATRICAL PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES," Theatre Journal 51.4, December 1999, pp. 417-431.

Mohler, Frank, "THE COURT THEATRE AT MNICHOVO HRADISTE: THE GROOVE SYSTEM SURVIVES ON THE CONTINENT," Theatre Design and Technology, Winter 2003, pp.48-58.

Mohler, Frank, "Medici Wings: The Scenic Wing Change in Florence." Paper for the Scenography Working Group Conference of the Federation Internationale de Researche Theatrale (FIRT/IFTR) in Prague, June 2003.

Mohler, Frank and Blaha, Jiri, "The Chateau Theatre in Litomysl and the Scenery of Josef PLatzer" Theatre Design and Technology 40, Fall 2004, 24-31.

Mohler, Frank. "The Court Theatre at Cesky Krumlov and its Machinery " [forthcoming

 

 

This material is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New Initiatives Fund of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology

and by grants from the

University Research Council

Cratis D. Williams Graduate School

of

Appalachian State University

 

 © Frank Mohler 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004