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13 August 1961: And the Wall is built after all – Theatrescapes podcast episode on the Berlin Wall and its Impact on Theatre
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13 August 1961: And the Wall is built after all – Theatrescapes podcast episode on the Berlin Wall and its Impact on Theatre

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Exactly sixty years ago, on 13 August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected. It was not just any architectural structure, but was specifically intended to seal off the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from the western part of the city of Berlin and the surrounding areas. The Wall was 167.8 km long –a stone wall of ideological and political significance for…… Continue reading 13 August 1961: And the Wall is built after all – Theatrescapes podcast episode on the Berlin Wall and its Impact on Theatre

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New Article Out: Co-authored with C. Balme on “The Rockefeller Connection”

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“The Rockefeller Connection: Visualizing theatrical networks in the Cultural Cold War“, in Comparatio,Vol. 12, 2, 2020, 127-144. In this co-authored article, Christopher Balme and I (both ERC project Developing Theatreat LMU Munich) examine how the Rockefeller Foundation funded theatrical initiatives in developing countries: the Philippines and Nigeria. Using visualization software, in this case the open source application Gephi, we…… Continue reading New Article Out: Co-authored with C. Balme on “The Rockefeller Connection”

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GTH Journal (2, 2019) out now – Focus on Philanthropy and Developing Theatre

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The second issue 2019 of the Journal of Global Theatre History is now available online. It is dedicated to the theme Developing Theatre and Philanthropy and gathers contributions from Christopher Balme, Jan Creutzenberg and myself. All three articles address case studies of promoting theatre practice and education through the Rockefeller Foundation in the 1950s and…… Continue reading GTH Journal (2, 2019) out now – Focus on Philanthropy and Developing Theatre

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Working Paper “The Workshop. On the Genesis of a Global Form”

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There is hardly any context of learning and further education, in which the format of the workshop would not be common. Whether in the private sector, in the arts, in the academia or in theatre: workshops are popular as a format and form of learning in limited time and space. From an intensive preoccupation with…… Continue reading Working Paper “The Workshop. On the Genesis of a Global Form”

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Theatre for Development: Historical & Institutional Perspectives– Conference in Pretoria, March 2020 – CfP

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From 16-20 March 2020, our ERC funded project “Developing Theatre: Building Expert Networks for Theatre in Emerging Countries after 1945” at LMU Munich will be organizing an international conference in collaboration with Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa on the topic Theatre for Development (TfD): Historical and Institutional Perspectives.  The thrust of the…… Continue reading Theatre for Development: Historical & Institutional Perspectives– Conference in Pretoria, March 2020 – CfP

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“Philanthropy, Development and the Arts” – Final Conference Programme (23-25 July)

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The final programme of the conference Philanthropy, Development and the Arts: Histories and Theories is now online and can be accessed here. Monday, 23 July, 5pm – Wednesday, 25 July, 5:30pm Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung – Südliches Schlossrondell 23 –80638 Munich Keynote speakers: Monday, 23 July, 6pm: Volker Berghahn (Columbia University, New York City):…… Continue reading “Philanthropy, Development and the Arts” – Final Conference Programme (23-25 July)