The Theater of the Bauhaus (Bauhausbücher 4)

By Oskar Schlemmer
With contributions by László Moholy-Nagy, Farkas Molnár
Edited by Walter Gropius, László Moholy-Nagy (original series)

Spatial dance, gestural dance, rod dance, Triadic Ballet: Oskar Schlemmer developed his costumed, masked dancer into an “art figure” synthesizing dance, masquerade, and music. The fourth volume of the Bauhausbücher presents the main characteristics of the Bauhaus concept of the stage.

The Bauhaus stage is that of the Weimar period, essentially shaped by Oskar Schlemmer, who had taken over the stage department in 1923. László Moholy-Nagy, who was appointed to the Bauhaus the same year, took an interest in abstract kinetic and luminary phenomena which he examines in his essay "Theatre, Circus, Variété." Farkas Molnár focused for his part on stage architecture, which he discusses in detail in this volume.

In collaboration with Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin

The series is published with the generous support of the Rudolf-August Oetker-Stiftung.

Hardcover
90 pages | 58 illustrations
Lars Müller Publishers, 2020
7 × 9 x 0.5 inches
ISBN 9783037786284
Bauhaus