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Delete the Idea Down: James Lee Byars and the Performance of Abbreviation
A self-described “momenteer,” James Lee Byars (1932–1997) is arguably best remembered for the extravagant, imposing, and durable sculptural works he made in the 1980s and 1990s, typically using marble, bronze, glass, or ... -
Labor in Contemporary Shakespeare Performance
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Feminism, audience interaction, and performer authority 1
(2019-01-01)© 2019 selection and editorial matter, Doris Kolesch, Theresa Schütz, Sophie Nikoleit; individual chapters, the contributors. In this chapter, the author is concerned with democracy and inequality, and how theatre and ... -
Costume at the National Theatre: A curator’s talk
(2020-06-01) -
The Matter of Metaphor: Remembering Phillip
(2020-10-01) -
Performing silence as political resistance: audience interaction and spatial politics in thomas ostermeier’s richard III
(2019-07-01)According to Jan Pappelbaum, what fascinated him and Thomas Ostermeier about ‘reconstructed’ Globe Theatres is that ‘[i]t becomes impossible to ignore the presence of the audience; actors are particularly exposed and ... -
Editorial
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How Does Performance Disrupt Institutional Spaces?
(Methuen Drama, 2019-03-21)Written by leading international scholars, each chapter of this volume is built around a key performance example, and detailed discussions introduce the methodologies and theories that help us understand how these performances ...