TY - BOOK ID - 18046521 TI - Places of performance : the semiotics ot theatre architecture PY - 1992 SN - 080142254X 9780801422546 PB - Ithaca (N.Y.) : Cornell university press, DB - UniCat KW - Architecture KW - Symbolism in architecture. KW - Theater architecture. KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Stage design. Scenography KW - Public buildings KW - Semiotics KW - Theater architecture KW - Symbolism in architecture KW - Psychological aspects KW - Architecture - Psychological aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:18046521 AB - "A lucid, well-organized survey of the almost infinite variety of production spaces of western theatre.... Carlson's survey must be admired for its wealth of carefully researched and elegantly articulated information concerning the relation of urban planning, architecture, and interior and exterior theatre embellishment to the social, political, economic and occasionally even aesthetic purposes of those responsible for these 'signifiers.'"--Theatre Journal In this generously illustrated volume, Marvin Carlson uses models from architectural and urban semiotics to show how a theatre building and its location within a city reflect society's attitudes and concerns. ER -