Bessac-Khelifi, Barbara (2022) Le décor vivant arts décoratifs et performance, des scènes théâtrales aux intérieurs de Paris et Londres 1851-1908. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

During the second half of the nineteenth century, Paris and London underwent major urban transformations. Public and private spaces evolved jointly, and both gave an increasingly important place to entertainment and spectacle. At the crossroads of all the arts, the theatrical stage initiated unprecedented collaborations between artists of all disciplines, but also between artists and decoration firms. Through a symbolic reading of objects, fashions and patterns, the theatre promoted new ways of conceiving the set, of reading it and of existing within it. It was both the reflection and the driving force of the evolution of the decorative arts. From the stage to the domestic interior, and through exhibitions, shops and museums, the theatricalisation of decoration took over all the spectacular spaces of this period. Through the study of the mise en scène in its theoretical conception, its visual aspect and its materiality, this thesis proposes a common analysis of décors between stage and interior. It raises the question of the relationship of individuals to the materiality that surrounds them, highlights the circulation of decorative arts around the theatre, and proposes a reinterpretation of the history of the decorative arts of the second nineteenth-century by including the significant role of the performing arts.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Theater -- France -- History -- 19th century, Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery, Interior decoration
Official Date:	1 October 2022
Dates:	Date Event 1 October 2022 UNSPECIFIED
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Davis, Jim, 1949- ; Labrusse, Rémi ; Petiot, Aurélie
Format of File:	pdf
Extent:	508 pages : illustrations
Language:	eng

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