Cornford, Tom (2020) Creating Something that Feels Alive: Sound Design for Katie Mitchell. Interview with Donato Wharton. Contemporary Theatre Review, 30 (2). pp. 245-252. ISSN 1048-6801

Abstract

This interview with leading British sound designer Donato Wharton focuses mainly on his work with the director Katie Mitchell. Wharton discusses his training and background, his working processes and how these mesh with Mitchell’s approach to directing and the work of other members of her creative teams, and the wider scenographic functions and possibilities of sound. Wharton was educated in Germany and trained in the UK, and the interview discusses some aspects of the British and continental theatre cultures, in both of which he and Mitchell have worked together. There are examples from various productions, both conventional theatre and live cinema, and a discussion of Mitchell’s artistry from the perspective of one of her close collaborators.

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Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10486...
Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Theatre Sound, Sound Design, Katie Mitchell, European Theatre, British Theatre, Theatre Directing.
Subjects:	European Theatre, Dance and Performance Directing and Directors Technology for Performance Sound and Aurality History of Theatre, Dance and Performance
Depositing User:	Tom Cornford
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2020 05:58
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2021 01:38
URI:	https://crco.cssd.ac.uk/id/eprint/1532

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