Arnold Aronson is professor of theatre at Columbia University in New York City, USA. His publications include Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design; The Disappearing Stage: Reflections on the 2011 Prague Quadrennial; Looking into the Abyss: Essays in Scenography; American Avant-Garde Theatre: A History; and American Set Design. He has a long history with the Prague Quadrennial, serving as President of the Jury in 1991 and 1999, curator of the U.S. exhibit in 1995, and General Commissioner in 2007.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction to Revised Edition
1. The Scenography of Environmental Performance
2. The Environmental Tradition
3. Reactions Against the Proscenium
4. Surrounding Space Theatres
5. Environmental Production in Russia
6. Okhlopkov and Tonecki: Environmental Staging in the Thirties
7. Environments and Happenings
8. Found Environments
9. Transformed Spaces
10. Sites: Specific and Otherwise
11. Conclusion: Immersive Theatre
Appendix I
Appendix II
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
Index