"A Dance Horizons book." Includes index. Book bound upside down.
Bibliography: p. 183-186.
Introduction -- 1. The Experience of Dance Theatre : 2. Auditions : 3. Technical Theatre: Its Relationship to Dance Theatre : 4. Music and Sound : 5. Costuming : 6. Lighting : 7. Programming and Programs : 8. Makeup : 9. General Management : 10. Box Office and House Management : 11. Press Relations : 12. Publicity : Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index. Rona Sande -- Gloria Newman -- Pat Finot and Tom Ruzika -- Ruby Abeling -- Darlene Need with Jennifer Craig -- Doris Einstein Siegel -- Virginia Freeman -- Benn Howard -- Douglas G. Burns -- Robert F. Eggers -- David Levinson -- Joan Schlaich and Betty DuPont -- Potential of Theatre ; Dance-audience Relationships ; Attitudes toward Performance ; Artistic Responsibilities / Planning the Audition ; Announcing the Audition ; Mechanics of the Audition ; Selecting Dancers / Concert Preplanning ; Technical Theatre Personnel ; Technical Considerations for Dance ; Influence of Technical Theatre on the Choreographic Process ; Organising Technical Rehearsals ; The Timing of Technical Rehearsals ; Care and Feeding of Dancers and Crew ; Backstage Procedures ; Who is the Director? / Selecting Music ; Performance of Music ; Technical Considerations ; Care of Tapes / Seeing Costume Components ; Relating Costume and Dance ; Designing and Building the Costume / Purposes of Lighting ; The Lighting Designer for Dance Theatre ; Working Procedure of the Lighting Designer / Programming Pitfalls ; Considerations for Effective Programming ; Programs / Time Schedule ; Artistic Concept ; Technical Considerations ; Types of Makeup ; Application ; Prosthesis / The Key Players ; The Role of Management in a Dance Company ; Dance Company Financial Structures ; Fiscal Responsibility ; The Planning and Reporting Cycle ; Fundraising ; Contracts ; Conclusion / The Box Office ; The Ticket ; Accounting ; House Management / Getting Organised ; Press Releases ; Photographs ; Press Kits ; Interviews ; Feature Stories ; Other Publicity ; Critics / Planning ; Methods of Communicating ; Opinion Survey ; Conclusion /
"Dance: The Art of Production (Second Edition) features in-depth articles on: dance theatre; auditions; technical theatre; music/sound; costuming; lighting; programming; makeup; general management; box office and house management; PR; and publicity. Contributors are drawn from leading university dance departments and the 'real world' of danced professional theater. The text is equally applicable to college students, professional and amateur performers, and dance studios and schools." -- Book Cover