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Rediscovering Mordecai Gorelik - Scene Design and the American Theatre (Paperback)
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Rediscovering Mordecai Gorelik - Scene Design and the American Theatre (Paperback)
Series: Theater in the Americas
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This title examines the life and achievements of a theater legend.
""Rediscovering Mordecai Gorelik"" explores the life and work of
the pioneering scene designer whose career spanned decades in
American theater. Anne Fletcher's insightful volume draws
intriguing parallels and contrasts between Gorelik's productions
and the theatrical movements of the twentieth century, exposing the
indelible mark he left on the stage. Through in-depth analysis of
his letters, diaries, designs, and theoretical works, Fletcher
examines the ways in which Gorelik's productions can be used as a
mirror to reflect the shifting dramatic landscapes of his times.
Fletcher places Gorelik against the colorful historical backdrops
that surrounded him - including the avant-garde movement of the
1920s, World War II, the Cold War, and absurdism - using the
designer's career as a window into the theater during these eras.
Within these cultural contexts, Gorelik sought to blaze his own
unconventional path through the realms of theater and theory.
Fletcher traces Gorelik's tenures with such companies as the
Provincetown Players, the Theatre Guild, and the Theatre Union, as
well as his relationships with icons such as Bertolt Brecht,
revealing how his interactions with others influenced his
progressive designs and thus set the stage for major dramatic
innovations. In particular, Fletcher explores Gorelik's use of
scenic metaphor: the employment of stage design techniques to
subtly enhance the tone or mood of a production. Fletcher also
details the designer's written contributions to criticism and
theory, including the influential volume ""New Theatres for Old"",
as well as other articles and publications. In addition to thorough
examinations of several of Gorelik's most famous projects,
""Rediscovering Mordecai Gorelik"" contains explications of
productions by such legends as John Howard Lawson, Clifford Odets,
and Arthur Miller. Also included are numerous full-color and
black-and-white illustrations of Gorelik's work, most of which have
never been available to the public until now. More than simply a
portrait of one man, this indispensable volume is a cultural
history of American theater as seen through the career of a
visionary designer and theoretician.
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