Item #21169 Music - Opera - Dance - Drama: A Performing Arts Center for Milwaukee. George C. Izenour.

Music - Opera - Dance - Drama: A Performing Arts Center for Milwaukee

New Haven Connecticut: Author Published, 1963. F. 52 pages; a prospectus or review of needs for the city of Milwaukee regarding their performing arts center, by George C. Izenour (1912-2007) the prominent lighting and stage designer and educator, author, inventor - noted for the Rockefeller Foundation-sponsored "...laboratory dedicated to the advancement of theatre technology. This was established at Yale University and became the home base for Izenour's long career..." - he consulted upon over 100 performing arts venues, as here. (ref. Live Design, Penton Media); with a Foreword by Izenour and followed by a detailed examination of the facilities present and future, requirements for space and site; the Pabst Theatre, Repertory theatre, seating, audience requirements, budgets, site maps, more; oblong format, 17" x 11"; bound in stiff stapled paper covers, printed titles; some wear and darkening, soiling to binding; contents very good and interesting theatre and stage design and architectural development history of performing arts facilities at mid-20th century, by the industry's acknowledged, innovative leader. Item #21169

Price: $250.00

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