Download or read book Adolphe Appia: Artist and Visionary of the Modern Theatre written by Richard C. Beacham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account, analysis and critical evaluation of the work of Appia demonstrates how his far-sighted imagination also embraced the fundamental reform of scenic design, the use of theatrical space, and a greatly expanded conception of the nature and possibilities of theatrical art.