Small Stages
Cabinets, Dioramas, and other Tiny Performances
Published on 28. November 2025
162 pages
978-1-040-52609-5 (ISBN)
Description
Small Stages: Cabinets, Dioramas, and other Tiny Performances is a consideration of small stages as unique and generative sites for creating and presenting performance. The book examines the ways in which small stages are diminutive sites of performance that derive meaningfulness from the size of the performance area.
Organized around four distinct types of small stages such as cabinets of curiosity, dioramas, little free book exchanges, and tiny desk performances, this book explores how meaning can be created in these unusual performance areas. Each chapter considers the embodied functions, performative and affective qualities, and pedagogical implications of these small stages. The final chapter of the book presents the practice of creating digital archives as a small stage and performance. The appendix offers two sample assignments for use or adaptation in a range of courses in performance, theatre, education, humanities and cultural studies.
Ideal for students and scholars of performance studies and theatre, as well as researchers in wider associated fields, such as media studies, communication studies and visual arts.
Organized around four distinct types of small stages such as cabinets of curiosity, dioramas, little free book exchanges, and tiny desk performances, this book explores how meaning can be created in these unusual performance areas. Each chapter considers the embodied functions, performative and affective qualities, and pedagogical implications of these small stages. The final chapter of the book presents the practice of creating digital archives as a small stage and performance. The appendix offers two sample assignments for use or adaptation in a range of courses in performance, theatre, education, humanities and cultural studies.
Ideal for students and scholars of performance studies and theatre, as well as researchers in wider associated fields, such as media studies, communication studies and visual arts.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
2,02 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-52609-5 (9781040526095)
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Persons
Aubrey Huber is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, University of South Florida, USA. She is the author of Communicating Social Justice in Teacher Education (Routledge, 2022) and the co-author of Creating Performances for Teaching and Learning (2017) with Chris McRae.
Chris McRae is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida, USA. He is the author of Listening for Learning (2021), and Performative Listening (2015), and co-author of Creating Performances for Teaching and Learning (2017) with Aubrey Huber.
Chris McRae is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida, USA. He is the author of Listening for Learning (2021), and Performative Listening (2015), and co-author of Creating Performances for Teaching and Learning (2017) with Aubrey Huber.
Content
1. Introduction
2. Cabinets of Curiosity: Performing the Collection
3. Dioramas: Performing Miniatures
4. Little Libraries: Performing a Book Exchange
5. Tiny Desk Performances: Performing at the Desk
6. Dancing Online: Performing a Digital Archive
Appendix
2. Cabinets of Curiosity: Performing the Collection
3. Dioramas: Performing Miniatures
4. Little Libraries: Performing a Book Exchange
5. Tiny Desk Performances: Performing at the Desk
6. Dancing Online: Performing a Digital Archive
Appendix
