All Outputs (154)

"the silent treatment": Absence as Presence in Linda McLean's Gendered Environments (2016)
Journal Article
Morgan McKean, K. S. (2016). "the silent treatment": Absence as Presence in Linda McLean's Gendered Environments. Contemporary Women's Writing, 10(1), 85-104. https://doi.org/10.1093/cww/vpv029

The landscapes of Linda McLean’s plays hold the bodies and voices of those the characters onstage have lost, creating echoes that connect to ideas of retelling, of hauntings that go beyond individual and cultural reenactments. This sense of echoes is... Read More about "the silent treatment": Absence as Presence in Linda McLean's Gendered Environments.

Czech puppet theatre in global contexts: roots, theories and encounters (2015)
Journal Article
Billing, C. M., & Drábek, P. (2015). Czech puppet theatre in global contexts: roots, theories and encounters. Theatralia, 5-31. https://doi.org/10.5817/ty2015-2-1

This article is both an introduction to this volume as well as to the rich and enchanting world of Czech puppet theatre, with its unique combination of transnational and geographically and cultural distinctive features. Pavel Drábek's essay, incorpor... Read More about Czech puppet theatre in global contexts: roots, theories and encounters.

Meyerhold and the Cubists: Perspectives in Painting and Performance (2015)
Book
Skinner, A. (2015). Meyerhold and the Cubists: Perspectives in Painting and Performance. Intellect

This book offers a rich analysis of collage practices in the theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold. Focusing on the philosophical and formal tenets of the form, and supporting her analysis with wide-ranging examples from both theatre and fine art, Amy Skinne... Read More about Meyerhold and the Cubists: Perspectives in Painting and Performance.

Surfaces, depths and hypercubes: Meyerholdian scenography and the fourth dimension (2015)
Journal Article
Skinner, A. (2015). Surfaces, depths and hypercubes: Meyerholdian scenography and the fourth dimension. Theatre and performance design, 1(3), 204-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322551.2015.1099829

An appreciation of Meyerhold’s engagement with theatrical space is fundamental to understanding his directorial and pedagogic practice. This article begins by establishing Meyerhold’s theoretical and practical engagement with theatre as a fundamental... Read More about Surfaces, depths and hypercubes: Meyerholdian scenography and the fourth dimension.

Responsibilities to the past; duties to the present: considerations on translating, editing and (re)presenting the Czech structuralist canon for modern international audiences (2014)
Journal Article
Billing, C. M. (2014). Responsibilities to the past; duties to the present: considerations on translating, editing and (re)presenting the Czech structuralist canon for modern international audiences. Theatralia, 17(2), 13-23

Forms of fashion: Material fabrics, national characteristics and the dramaturgy of difference on the early modern English stage (2014)
Book Chapter
Billing, C. (2014). Forms of fashion: Material fabrics, national characteristics and the dramaturgy of difference on the early modern English stage. In R. Henke, & E. Nicholson (Eds.), Transnational mobilities in early modern theater (131-156). Routledge

English comedy and Central European marionette drama (2014)
Book Chapter
Drabek, P. (2014). English comedy and Central European marionette drama. In R. Henke, & E. Nicholson (Eds.), Transnational Mobilities in Early Modern Drama (131-155). Routledge

Slapstick and Comic Performance: Comedy and Pain (2014)
Book
Peacock, L. (2014). Slapstick and Comic Performance: Comedy and Pain. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137438973

Slapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in which comic pain and comic violence are performed within slapstick to make the audience laugh. It draws examples from theatre, televi... Read More about Slapstick and Comic Performance: Comedy and Pain.

Into the Darkest Places: Pursuing Politics in the Plays of Phyllis Nagy (2014)
Journal Article
Morgan McKean, K. S. (2014). Into the Darkest Places: Pursuing Politics in the Plays of Phyllis Nagy. Contemporary Theatre Review, 24(1), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2013.858328

In this article, I argue for the political relevance of the work of Phyllis Nagy not only to the 1990s – the decade in which the majority of her work premiered – but to current political, theoretical and theatrical debates. I consider the ways in whi... Read More about Into the Darkest Places: Pursuing Politics in the Plays of Phyllis Nagy.

Theatre, performance and technology: the development and transformation of scenography (2013)
Book
Baugh, C. (2013). Theatre, performance and technology: the development and transformation of scenography. Palgrave Macmillan

Chris Baugh explores how developments and changes in technology have been reflected in scenography throughout history. Taking into account the latest research, his new edition examines moving light technologies, the internet as a platform of performa... Read More about Theatre, performance and technology: the development and transformation of scenography.

International Journal of Scottish Theatre and Screen: Volume 6 Issue 1 (2013)
Other
McKean, K. (2013). International Journal of Scottish Theatre and Screen: Volume 6 Issue 1

History without royalty? Queen and the strata of the popular music canon (2013)
Journal Article
Desler, A. (2013). History without royalty? Queen and the strata of the popular music canon. Popular music, 32(3), 385-405. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0261143013000287

Although canon formation has been discussed in popular music studies for over a decade, the notion of what constitutes ‘the popular music canon' is still vague. However, considering that many scholars resent canon formation due to the negative effect... Read More about History without royalty? Queen and the strata of the popular music canon.

New media art, participation, social engagement and public funding (2013)
Journal Article
Chatzichristodoulou, M. (2013). New media art, participation, social engagement and public funding. Visual culture in Britain, 14(3), 301-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/14714787.2013.827486

This article investigates the current condition of new media art in Britain, examining how cuts to arts funding have affected the art form's infrastructure and capacity for survival and growth. It considers media art in relation to other contemporary... Read More about New media art, participation, social engagement and public funding.

Theatrical performance on the Internet: How far have we come since Hamnet? (2013)
Journal Article
Sant, T. (2013). Theatrical performance on the Internet: How far have we come since Hamnet?. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 9(2), 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.9.2.247_1

This article aims to contribute reflective insight towards a clearer historical narrative for the beginning of theatrical performance on the Internet. This approach involves reassessing the significance of a specific production that is widely conside... Read More about Theatrical performance on the Internet: How far have we come since Hamnet?.

Everyman čili Kdokoli (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Drábek, P. (2013). Everyman čili Kdokoli. 23 April 2013 - 23 April 2013

Radio play; written for Czech Radio 3 Vltava

Persons and Cast: Everyman or Everyone (Jiří Vyorálek), Death (Petr Jeništa), God (Miloslav Maršálek), Man (Miroslav Černý), Friend + Soul (Tereza Richtrová)

Dramaturgy: Hana Hložková
Sound Master:... Read More about Everyman čili Kdokoli.

Conflict and slapstick in Commedia dell’Arte – The double act of Pantalone and Arlecchino (2013)
Journal Article
Peacock, L. (2013). Conflict and slapstick in Commedia dell’Arte – The double act of Pantalone and Arlecchino. Comedy Studies, 4(1), 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1386/cost.4.1.59_1

This article will explore the centrality of conflict to the slapstick comedy of Commedia dell’Arte. Commedia flourished for over 200 years in Italy and throughout Europe. At its heart was the relationship between Pantalone, the wealthy old man, and A... Read More about Conflict and slapstick in Commedia dell’Arte – The double act of Pantalone and Arlecchino.

Haggis Hunting: fifty years of new playwrighting in Scotland (2013)
Book
McKean, K. S. M., & McCartney, N. (2013). N. McCartney, & K. S. Morgan McKean (Eds.). Haggis Hunting: fifty years of new playwrighting in Scotland. Edinburgh University Press

Guest editors Nicola McCartney and K.S Morgan McKean have created a wonderful theatre-based issue of the Review, which tied in beautifully with the Haggis Hunting: 50 Years of New Playwriting in Scotland conference.

České pokusy o Shakespeara : dějiny českých překladů Shakespeara doplněné antologií neznámých a vzácných textů z let 1782-1922. (Czech attempts at Shakespeare) (2012)
Book
Drábek, P. (2012). České pokusy o Shakespeara : dějiny českých překladů Shakespeara doplněné antologií neznámých a vzácných textů z let 1782-1922. (Czech attempts at Shakespeare). Větrné mlýny

A History of Czech Translations of Shakespeare with an Anthology of Unknown and Rare Texts from the Years 1782-1922. The history of Czech translations of Shakespeare dates back to the 1780s when the first versions of Shakespeare’s plays were printed.... Read More about České pokusy o Shakespeara : dějiny českých překladů Shakespeara doplněné antologií neznámých a vzácných textů z let 1782-1922. (Czech attempts at Shakespeare).

Baroque to romantic theatre (2012)
Book Chapter
Baugh, C. (2012). Baroque to romantic theatre. In D. Wiles, & C. Dymkowski (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History (33-54). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cco9781139019651.005

The history of the theatre from the late sixteenth to late in the nineteenth century is usually framed around dominant periods of national dramatic literatures: theatre of the Spanish golden age; Shakespeare and his contemporaries; the classic theatr... Read More about Baroque to romantic theatre.

Scenography with purpose: activism and intervention (2012)
Book Chapter
Baugh, C. L. (2012). Scenography with purpose: activism and intervention. In A. Aronson (Ed.), The disappearing stage: Reflections on the 2011 Prague Quadrennial. Arts and Theatre Institute/Prague Quadrennial