Essays about: "political theatre"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words political theatre.

1. 1. FIN-I : A utopian connection

   University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för skådespeleri

   Author : Martina Viglietti; [2023]
   Keywords : Theatre; physical theatre; political theatre; Grotowski; multilingual performance; Leonor Fini; guest actress; Philip Glass; soundscape; dystopian future; languages in theatre; incels; feminism; Bauman; performance on tour; theatre for travelling; performance for festivals; audiences from different cultures;

   Abstract : We live in a globalized world that is changing rapidly. We interconnect between cultures in different ways. READ MORE

3. 2. Painting, Play, and Politics : A Technical Examination of the Painting Polyxena is Sacrificed by Jacob de Wet I (ca 1610-1675) and its Cultural Contex

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Joanna Kiesler Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Technical Art History; Multispectral Imaging; Polyxena; Jacob de Wet; Dutch Golden Age; Theatricality;

   Abstract : The study departs from a technical examination of the panel painting Polyxena is Sacrificed in the Stockholm University Collection of Art, establishing the artistic process, level of ambition, and material choices by means of multispectral imaging techniques and elemental analysis. The artist, Jacob de Wet I, was both a well-reputed Haarlem-painter who specialized in small scale history paintings and headed a mass-producing workshop which supplied the low-end art markets of Haarlem and Amsterdam. READ MORE

4. 3. European Culture in Crisis? : The Versatility, Survivability, and Sustainability of Spain's Microtheatre Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Ekua Mbrah Inkoom; [2022]
   Keywords : Microtheatre; Spain; Covid-19; Versatility; Sustainability; Globalisation;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the versatility, survivability, and sustainability of Spain’s microtheatre industry is analysed in the light of the European Culture in Crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Using microtheatre in Spain as a case study, the thesis studies: 1) the versatility of the Spanish microtheatre industry; 2) how its versatility ensures its survival during the Covid-19 pandemic; and 3) how its versatility ensures its sustainability in post Covid-19. READ MORE

5. 4. Politics of(f) stage. Investigating the mechanisms of political theatre

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Thomasine Boris-Möller; [2021-07-27]
   Keywords : political communication; political theatre; theatre; funding; cultural policy;

   Abstract : This thesis takes its point of departure in the argument that theatre as a medium has largely been overlooked by the field of political communication. The focus of this study is therefore to place attention on theatre from a political communication perspective. READ MORE

6. 5. ARTivistic strategies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Annika Britt Lewis; [2021-04-01]
   Keywords : artivism; strategies; arenas; sites; performance; theatre; dance; art; activism; devising; contemporary; performance art; physical theatre; site specific; intervention; subversive; composition; methods; multidiciplinary; manuscript; omnipresence; hydra; multi-spacial; manifest; undercover; public space; tools; choreography; performance lecture; immersive; interactive;

   Abstract : 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