Creativity in the Theatre

Creativity is one of the most difficult phenomena to understand. Although we can only wonder about most artists' inner processes, the work and life of Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954), the first professional American scenic designer, provide an unusual opportunity for gaining insight into the creative process. At a crucial point when Jones considered leaving the theatre, he entered analysis with C. G. Jung in Ziirich. We are uncertain about Jones's motives for undertaking psychoanalytical treatment, but it seems pertinent that his trip to Zuirich occurred in 1926-27 almost immediately after his withdrawal from the Experimental Theatre, Inc. After a year with Jung, Jones returned to designing and continued to work actively in the theatre until the mid forties

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