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the early stuart masque dance costume and music
the early stuart masque dance costume and music studies the complex impact of movements costumes words scenes music and special effects in english illusionistic theatre of the renaissance . drawing on a massive amount of documentary evidence relating to english productions as well as spectacle in france italy germany and the ottoman empire the book elucidates professional ballet theatre management and dramatic performance at the early stuart court . individual studies take a fresh look at works by ben jonson samuel daniel thomas carew john milton william davenant and others showing how court poets collaborated with tailors designers technicians choreographers and aristocratic as well as professional performers to create a dazzling event . based on extensive archival research on the households of queen anne and queen henrietta maria special chapters highlight the artistic and financial control of stuart queens over their masques and pastorals . many plates and figures from german austrian french and english archives illustrate accessibly written introductions to costume conventions early dance styles male and female performers the dramatic symbolism of colors and stage design in performance . with splendid costumes and choreographies masques once appealed to the five senses . a tribute to their colorful brilliance this book seeks to recover a lost dimension of performance culture in early modern england .
paperback oxford university press usa 2009 isbn13 9780199559251 isbn10 0199559252
abridged n isbn 13 9780199559251 number in series 1 number of pages 317 publisher oxford university press release date 62135769600000