Theatrical Photography, Photographic Theatre and the Still the Photography of Sophie Moscoso at the Théâtre Du Soleil / Anderson, Joel

Anderson, Joel, «Theatrical Photography, Photographic Theatre and the Still the Photography of Sophie Moscoso at the Théâtre Du Soleil». About Performance; Sydney, ,  8, (2008), pp. 163-178,231

Abstract

Although there are photographs that seek to capture rehearsal as an event in itself, the images I wish to focus upon are distinct from this. The photography of Sophie Moscoso at the Théâtre du Soleil is atypical theatre photography, and is very distinct from other photography taken in rehearsal, both visually and in terms of how it is used and diffused. I will explain the particularity of the spectacle it offers, examine distribution of the photographs, look at the notion of an ‘integral’ photography, and make a comparison with other such uses of photography. I will then examine the images alongside accounts of the working methods of the company in order to gain insights into how theatre and performance photography interrelate with what they record, even challenging the very notion of recording. The term ‘documentation’, which posits the existence of a lost live occurrence, will emerge as problematic, and an early (1793) definition of a ‘document’: “Teaching, instruction, warning” (The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1933, 546), will perhaps return.

Other data

ISSN: 13246089
DOI:
URL: https://search.proquest.com/docview/1711215844/citation/3105852499EA46C9PQ/12
Language: EN
key: UZHDATRH