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A Dramaturgy Of Desire

Posted by Meg Hands | 7th May 2023 | Belgium, Essay, Theatre and Dance

What is the transformative potential of party performances? Since venues reopened after the –...

“For They Do Not Know What They Dance”? (A Lecture-Essay Hesitantly Affirming the Idea that Every Lecture is Also a Performance) – PART II

Posted by Rudi Laermans | 9th Jun 2022 | Belgium, Dramaturgy, Education, Essay

This is Part II of the essay. To read Part I, click here. 8. (ON A-HUMANISM, AGAIN) A-humanism is...

“For They Do Not Know What They Dance”? (A Lecture-Essay Hesitantly Affirming the Idea that Every Lecture is Also a Performance) – PART I

Posted by Rudi Laermans | 8th Jun 2022 | Belgium, Dramaturgy, Education, Essay

(A Lecture-Essay Hesitantly Affirming the Idea that Every Lecture is Also a Performance)[1]With...

Living Skill At Work

Posted by Frida Sandström | 7th Nov 2019 | Essay, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

In order to analyze the concepts “skill”, “artistry” and “virtuosity” within the performing arts,...

Shakespeare, Sinatra, And The Philosophy Of Aging

Posted by Saul Levmore and Martha C. Nussbaum | 4th Jun 2019 | Adaptation, Chicago, Theatre and Age, United States of America

Aging in the world of entertainment is portrayed in a variety of ways. In some cases it’s graceful...

Decor as Protagonist: Bruno Latour and Frédérique Aït-Touati on Theatre and The New Climate Regime

Posted by Sébastien Hendrickx and Kristof van Baarle | 18th Feb 2019 | France, Interview, Theatre and Science

What do we humans have in common with wales, mushrooms, bacteria or the internet? We are all...

Towards A Poetics Of Imagination

Posted by Bojana Cvejić | 16th Feb 2019 | Essay, Norway, Theatre and Dance

On Mette Edvardsen’s poetry and its penchant to imagine a clandestine side to things I’ll begin by...

To Belong Or Not To Belong? AHSC Stages David Ives’s “The Interrogation Of Baruch De Spinoza”

Posted by Abhimanyu Acharya | 1st Feb 2019 | Canada, News, Theatre and Religion

The University of Western Ontario’s Arts and Humanities Student Council (AHSC) recently staged its latest production The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza written by David Ives. The play was performed at TAP Centre for Creativity at London, Ontario, Canada, and was directed by Julia Sebastian.