“Cold War University” – New Issue of the online Journal of Global Theatre History
Protesting students on their way to city hall. Photograph: Landesarchiv Berlin
Tag: Global Theatre History
“We have a double pandemic here” – a conversation with Clara de Andrade & Gustavo Guenzburger for my Theatrescapes Podcast
I am delighted to announce that we just launched a new episode of our Theatrescapes podcast, a podcast dedicated to Global Theatre Histories and the Globalization of Theatre. In this episode, I had the pleasure to talk with Clara de Andrade and Gustavo Guenzburger from Rio, Brazil, on their scholarly and artistic work in times…… Continue reading “We have a double pandemic here” – a conversation with Clara de Andrade & Gustavo Guenzburger for my Theatrescapes Podcast
GTH Journal (2, 2019) out now – Focus on Philanthropy and Developing Theatre
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
Online Journal of Global Theatre History – Latest Issue Focuses on Brazil, Japan, and The Levant
Brazil, Japan, Syria: The latest issue of the Journal of Global Theatre History takes its readers to different corners of the world, their theatre cultures and transnational exchanges about eras and genres. The chapters explore central facets of global theatre history and theatre in a global context: the influence of Western aesthetics and aspects…… Continue reading Online Journal of Global Theatre History – Latest Issue Focuses on Brazil, Japan, and The Levant
Neuerscheinung
Pünktlich zur Weihnachtszeit ist meine Monographie Theater über Ozeane. Vermittler transatlantischen Austauschs (1890-1925) bei Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht erschienen. Infos zum Buch und Bestelllungen hier.
Iste – Ille. Here and There. Keynote on Global Theatre History (Stockholm, 22-24 Nov, 2018)
The understanding of what is historic(al), how to write history and how to archive the past depends largely on the temporal and cultural setting of societies. Against the background of increasing globalization and transnational as well as transregional mobilities in contemporary times, the traditional eurocentric writing of theatre history, too, has become subject to revision…… Continue reading Iste – Ille. Here and There. Keynote on Global Theatre History (Stockholm, 22-24 Nov, 2018)
Ankündigung: neues Buch
In Kürze erscheint meine jüngste Monographie Theater über Ozeane. Vermittler transatlantischen Austauschs (1890–1925) bei Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen. Aus dem Klappentext: “Sei es Artistik, Oper, Tanz, Schauspiel, Musical, Comedy oder Drama: die internationale Theaterszene im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert wurde stark gesteuert durch die Profession des Vermittlers. Dieser Band betritt die infrastrukturellen »Hinterbühnen«…… Continue reading Ankündigung: neues Buch
Eine Theaterlandschaft für Belgrad: Marija Đokić verteidigt erfolgreich ihre Dissertation
Marija Đokić, Doktorandin der Graduiertenschule Ost- und Südosteuropastudien der LMU und assoziiertes Mitglied des Centre for Global Theatre History, hat gestern erfolgreich ihre Dissertation verteidigt. Ihre Schrift Eine Theaterlandschaft für Belgrad (1841–1914), ist ein essentieller Beitrag zur Theatergeschichte Serbiens und zur globalen oder transnationalen Theatergeschichte, die verstärkt Kulturtransfers in den Blick rückt. Über die vergangenen Jahre hat Marija, die in Belgrad…… Continue reading Eine Theaterlandschaft für Belgrad: Marija Đokić verteidigt erfolgreich ihre Dissertation
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