Table of Contents
List of illustrations ix
List of contributors xi
Foreword Christopher Balme xv
Acknowledgements xx
Contemporary scenography: Practices and aesthetics in German theatre, arts and design - an introduction Birgit E. Wiens 1
Part 1 Scenography in and beyond the theatre: Aesthetics and epistemes 31
1 'I am trying to add more layers to the story': From the model to the stage: Scenographic thinking and artistic practices in Aleksandar Denic's theatre works with Frank Castorf and others Aleksandar Denic Birgit E. Wiens 33
2 Notes on Bert Neumann's stage and costume designs: Scenography as a co-player and counterpart in theatre performances and rehearsals Sophie Rois Birgit E. Wiens 46
3 Scenographic materiality: Agency and intra-action in Katrin Brack's designs Joslin McKinney 57
4 Composing scenography: Reflections on Klaus Grünberg's collaborations with Heiner Goebbels and others David Roesner Klaus Grünberg 73
5 Spatial reorganizations and moving dynamics of the active spectator Thomas Irmer 93
Part 2 Circulation of scenographic knowledge and cultural transfer 103
6 Notation: On the aesthetic potentials and epistemic functions of scenographic scores Kirsten Maar 105
7 One cannot not stage: Scenography - beyond theatre: Scenographic practices in museums, exhibitions and corporate design Uwe R. Brückner Linda Greci 119
8 The art of thinking and designing space: Notes from the studio Annett Zinsmeister 139
9 Don't be afraid of the art of parCITYpation: Scenographic intervention as social design Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius 153
Part 3 Rethinking scenography 167
10 The ungovernableness of the scene Dieter Mersch 169
11 Scenography and actor-network theory: Analytical approaches Wolf-Dieter Ernst 183
12 Scenography: Research, education and training in the German-speaking countries - some observations Thea Hoffmann-Axthelm Robert Kraatz 193
Staging the unknown: Scenography and its future potentials - preliminary résumé Birgit E. Wiens Serge von Arx 213
References 227
Index 243
