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Performance and Value: The Work of Theatre in Karl Marx's Critique of Political Economy Open
That theatre is a place of work seems beyond debate. But what kind of workplace is it? And under what conditions does theatre conform to a capitalist production process? At first glance these questions may seem obviously, even inextricably…
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Rehearsing Detachment: Refugee Theatre and Dialectical Fiction Open
This article responds to Nicolas Bourriaud's account of the poetic function of relational art, which for him "consists in re-forming worlds of subjectivization" (2002 [1998]: 104). I challenge and complement his account of how such reformi…
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The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre of the First World War Open
This is the first comprehensive guide to British theatre's engagement with the First World War over the last century, from 1900 to the Armistice Day centenary in 2018. Considering theatre as both an industry and literary-cultural artform, …
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Theatre and the English Public from Reformation to Revolution Open
This book presents new and overarching perspectives on the relationship between theatre and public from the Henrician Reformation through the interregnum to the Restoration, combining vivid case studies with discussion of theatre's continu…
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Political Theatre in Europe: East to West, 2007–2014 Open
What political theatre may be in contemporary times and in what sense it is ‘political’ are the core issues of this article. Maria Shevtsova discusses examples from within a restricted period, 2007 to 2014, but from a wide area that begins…
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The Theatre of the Occult Revival: Alternative Spiritual Performance from 1875 to the Present Open
Introduction 1. The Occult Revival and Its Theatrical Impulses 2. Katherine Tingley and the Theatre of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society 3. The Anthroposophical Theatre of Rudolf and Marie Steiner 4. Aleister Crowley's The…
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‘Theatre has made me look people in the eye’: achievements and challenges of applied theatre in social work Open
Applied Theatre is an emerging field of knowledge concerned with the social, political, and educational uses of theatre and drama that is attracting increasing interest in social work research as it encourages creative practices committed …
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Postfictional Theatre, Institutional Aesthetics, and the German Theatrical Public Sphere Open
The traditional institutional split between theatrical organizations devoted to the “fictional” and mass media devoted to the “factual” is being challenged in German theatre. The move to the “postfictional” involves an institutional shift …
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Active Experiencing in Postdramatic Performance: Affective Memory and Quarantine Theatre's <i>Wallflower</i> Open
Postdramatic approaches to performance and Stanislavsky's methodology seemingly occupy divergent performance traditions. Nonetheless, both traditions often require performers to mine their own lives (albeit to different ends) and operate i…
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Science in performance Open
This book is about science in theatre and performance. It explores how theatre and performance engage with emerging scientific themes from artificial intelligence to genetics and climate change. The book covers a wide range of performance …
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Broadway Theatre Fans: communities of narrators and translators Open
Theatre fans form vital audience communities that contribute much to the theatrical event. There has been ample discourse about media fans, yet there is a dearth of research into the vibrant theatre fan audience communities that abound on …
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Decolonising theatre and ensemble training in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu Theatre Open
This article discusses the work of Māori theatre company Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, and its approach to decolonising theatre in Aotearoa/New Zealand through its Theatre Marae programme. First, I locate the establishment of Te Rākau and Th…
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HYBRID THEATRE: PERFORMING TECHNIQUES IN THE EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ART OF THEATRE PERFORMANCE POST COVID19 Open
The pandemic of COVID19 and the Movement Control Order (MCO) has opened up the minds of local theatre players to be more creative in applying the suitable medium in showcasing their creative performances. Thus, emerged various forms of vir…
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Drama is for Life! Recreational Drama Activities for the Elderly in the UK Open
Applied Theatre is an inclusive term used to host a variety of powerful, community-based participatory processes and educational practices. Historically, Applied Theatre practices include Theatre-in-Education (TiE), Theatre-in-Health Educa…
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In Search of Catharsis. Theatre in Serbia in the 1990s Open
This paper discusses various points about the response of the Serbian theatre to the social crisis of the 1990s. The focus here is on publicly-funded theatres and their role in pacifying or mobilizing theatre audiences either to participat…
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Theatre as a Reflection of Social Change: How Dramatic Arts Capture Cultural Shifts and Historical Transformations Open
Theatre has historically functioned as a reflection of society, encapsulating cultural changes, historical developments, and social turmoil. Theatre, from ancient Greek tragedies to modern digital performances, has mirrored political confl…
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Translating and rewriting Ferrante’s<i>My Brilliant Friend</i>at the National Theatre Open
This article interrogates the translation strategies involved when transposing Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels into a play – the first produced in the UK. My Brilliant Friend, adapted by April De Angelis and directed by Melly Still, was…
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‘Not just theatre, also politics, law’: on dramaturgical ethics and collective playwriting in Deportation Centre Sjælsmark Open
This article reflects on the ethics and process of writing and performing the play This Is Us with a group of rejected asylum seekers from Deportation Centre Sjælsmark in Denmark. Positioned within larger frameworks of political and media …
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Exploring Old Age Through the Theatre: Three British Senior Theatre Companies Open
In as eminal article published in 2012,Valerie Barnes Lipscomb statest hat theatre studies can enrich the interdisciplinary studyo fa geing from at least three angles: as aw ay to analysis of the phenomenon of ageism, as an instrument to d…
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Performing Democracy Open
The debate about the relationship between theatre and democracy rests on a presumption that both the artform and the political form share an intertwined history, based in their co-appearance in Greece. Equally well-known is the antagonism …
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Culture of resistance: The theatre that changes the world Open
The main goal of this paper is to point out the power of the alternative and independent theatre in changing society, based on the scientific research of prof, dr Milena Dragićević-Šešić. The first part of the paper offers deliberations on…
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The Revitalization of Popular Theatre Forms in Contemporary Performance: The Case of Post-Soviet Lithuanian Theatre Open
The article examines the use of historical popular theatre forms in contemporary performance and analyses how historical popular theatre forms are revitalized in contemporary theatre. The first part of the article addresses the phenomena…
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'Criminals' Performing for Change: Budhan Theatre´s fight against injustice and police atrocity Open
This article is about the Budhan Theatre, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India and known for using Street Theatre as a medium to bring about social change. Budhan’s street theatre is a new kind of theatre which brings individuals from the …
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Performing «Polishness» Open
This article is a review of Dariusz Kosiński’s Performing Poland: Rethinking Histories and Theatres (Aberystwyth 2019). The author points out that the book is an attempt at introducing several centuries of Polish theatre and performance to…
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Suspect Device: British Subsidised Theatre’s Response to the Iraq War, 2003-2011. Open
This thesis explores the most significant British subsidised theatre that was created in response to the Iraq War. Suspect Device: British Subsidised Theatre’s Response to the Iraq War, 2003-2011 looks to examine how British theatre’s cont…
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How Theatre Develops Democracy Open
Twenty years after regaining its independence, Estonia is proud of its economic record, but faces challenges concerning the development of democracy. Into this situation, a small theatre company, Theatre NO99, led by stage director Tiit Oj…
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Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama Open
Can theatre change the world? If so, how can it productively connect with social reality and foster spectatorial critique and engagement? This book examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Ma…
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Tracing a Female History of the Theatre in Spain: From <i>la nueva mujer moderna</i> to the Backlash and Beyond Open
The history of women in the Spanish theatre from the early twentieth century to today not only reflects the evolution of the stage, but also charts the social and political transformation of Spain. Despite their absence from many anthologi…
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Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts Open
Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts is the outcome of a longstanding collaboration between two centers of applied theatre education and research in South-Africa and Norway, respectively (2017–…
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Popular Theatre - Highbrow or Lowbrow Open
For 13 years, from 1851 to 1864, Ibsen worked full time at the Norwegian theatres in Bergen and Christiania (Oslo) as a stage director and theatre manager. Ibsen’s period in the theatre and the repertory he staged have seldom enjoyed much …