Edward Gordon Craig: An Expert View
Channel: Who is Gordon Craig?
Date: 13/12/2017

Who was Gordon Craig?

We asked 6 experts for their impressions of the man, 50 years after his death.

Filmed in the foyer of the theatre in Stevenage that bears his name - The Gordon Craig Theatre, Sunday 31st July 2016.

With contributions from:

Jo Ward, Curator, Stevenage Museum
Christopher Lane, Theatre Director and EGC Educational Resource Writer
Christopher Baugh FHEA FRSA, Emeritus Professor of Performance and Technology at the University of Leeds
David Brind, former Scenic Artist at Royal Opera House, Lecturer in Art and Design
Dr Scott Palmer, Lecturer in Scenography, University of Leeds
Ross Purves, Lecturer at Leicester De Montfort University

50 years after his death on July 29th 1966, Stevenage Arts Guild, in partnership with Stevenage Museum, supported by The Heritage Lottery Fund, celebrated the life and work of the town’s ‘forgotten son’ who became a radical and visionary theatrical pioneer.

For more information, images, videos and educational resources visit http://www.edwardgordoncraig.co.uk/

#edwardgordoncraig #theatrestudies #scenography