Because no handbook for the safe use and care of stage rigging exists, knowledge of that craft often has been passed on by word of mouth. Some of this information has been misleading, some even false. Glerum corrects many misconceptions that have infiltrated the oral tradition, providing sound and safe techniques for doing stage rigging and in the process producing a scholarly work that is also a much-needed practical reference. More than 100 excellent drawings and photographs supplement the text.Glerum divides his book into four parts, each of which includes system descriptions, component descriptions, maintenance instructions, operation instructions, and safety inspection procedures. Part 1 on hemp rigging describes single- and multiple-line systems. Part 2 is the counterweight section, and part 3 covers motorized rigging. Part 4 is devoted to specialized problems and their practical solutions.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Jay O. Glerum
EAN: 9780809313181
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 152
WEIGHT:
HEIGHT: 229 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Southern Illinois University Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 1987-04-01
CITY:
GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
WIDTH: 178 mm
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Book Themes:
Theatre studies, Management and management techniques
Jay O. Glerum, former member of the theater faculties at both Seattle University and Marquette University, is Director of the Graduate Program in Theater Technology and Technical Director at the University of Washington School of Drama in Seattle.