Essays about: "Site-specific performance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Site-specific performance.
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1. Activation of Place : Curating Site-Specific Art at the Luleå Biennial in 2018 and 2020
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates how site-specific art manifest itself in different ways, specifically in the biennial format. The focus is on the Luleå Biennale, one of Scandinavia's oldest biennales that returns every two years. READ MORE
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2. “Breaths of Joburg” – One Play, Multiple Perceptions : A Johannesburg Literary Site-Specific Theatre Pilot Project
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This thesis examines the perception of the city of Johannesburg through a participatory theatre pilot project titled “Breaths of Joburg”. It looks at how different stakeholders, such as the performance director, professional and student actors, as well as the writers who inspired the texts used as a basis for the theatre, the live audience as well as the social media audience perceived Johannesburg and whether their perceptions changed after experiencing the play. READ MORE
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3. Participatory Theatre as a Communication Tool for Development and Social Change in the City : A Case Study: The Johannesburg Literary Site-Specific Theatre Project
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This research studies how participatory theatre (PT) as a communication tool can promote development and social change in the city. Using a project developed in Johannesburg (SA) that engages the city’s socio-spatial concerns through performance, the paper analyses the participatory creative process utilised and in which ways it opened a space for debate and critical thinking. READ MORE
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4. Transcending Borders with Site Specificity : A Global Case Study in Transcultural Digital Engagement
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Despite our digitally interconnected world, media representations of people and cultures are often harmfully biased or narrow. This makes it difficult for viewersto understand the conditions, feelings, and struggles of others, not only on a global scale, but also within local contexts. READ MORE
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5. ARTivistic strategies
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : This is a reflection on contemporary performance work and it’s various strategies and methods in the interdisciplinary field of theatre, dance and performance art. Researching performative art in public space I’m posing the question; how can one develop new artistic strategies and arenas for dialog in and with our current society? By mapping my own practice and selected works, I emphasise the position of working outside of the theatre institutions and venues. READ MORE
