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The IATC journal/Revue de l'AICT – June/Juin 2020: Issue No 21

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Ideology and Machines in the Work of Richard Wagner
Special Topic 

Ideology and Machines in the Work of Richard Wagner

June 8, 2020October 7, 2020 Themelis Glynatsis
Interaction Between Music and Theatre in Identity Processes: Croatian Example
Special Topic 

Interaction Between Music and Theatre in Identity Processes: Croatian Example

June 8, 2020June 29, 2020 Iva Hraste-Sočo
Broadway Rap Battles and the Crisis of Historicity: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s <em>Hamilton</em>
Special Topic 

Broadway Rap Battles and the Crisis of Historicity: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

June 8, 2020June 21, 2020 Konstantinos Blatanis
“Have you ever had an intention?”: The Postmodern Condition and the Failure of Epiphany in Michael John LaChiusa’s <em>Little Fish</em>
Special Topic 

“Have you ever had an intention?”: The Postmodern Condition and the Failure of Epiphany in Michael John LaChiusa’s Little Fish

June 7, 2020June 27, 2020 Mara Davis
Opera of Postmodernism and New Challenges of Opera Critiсism
Special Topic 

Opera of Postmodernism and New Challenges of Opera Critiсism

June 6, 2020June 21, 2020 Irina Yaskevitch
Notes on Light: The Musicality of Light and Theatre
Special Topic 

Notes on Light: The Musicality of Light and Theatre

June 4, 2020June 23, 2020 Amy Chan
In Pursuit of the Musical Image: Imagining the Soundscape of <em>Wild Man</em>
Special Topic 

In Pursuit of the Musical Image: Imagining the Soundscape of Wild Man

June 4, 2020June 21, 2020 Xing Fan
Transforming the Dark: Using Colour to Compose Sound in <em>Dark Matter</em>
Special Topic 

Transforming the Dark: Using Colour to Compose Sound in Dark Matter

June 3, 2020June 21, 2020 Martyn Roberts and Jeremy Mayall
Musicality in Simon Stephens’ Plays
Special Topic 

Musicality in Simon Stephens’ Plays

June 1, 2020June 21, 2020 Brigitte Bogar
Theatre for Sounds and Souls; or, The Polish <em>Song of the Goat</em> and Its Quest into the Impossible
Special Topic 

Theatre for Sounds and Souls; or, The Polish Song of the Goat and Its Quest into the Impossible

May 30, 2020June 21, 2020 Kalina Stefanova
La musique <em>live</em> et la fêlure des mots
Special Topic 

La musique live et la fêlure des mots

May 29, 2020June 21, 2020 Georges Banu
Broadway Rap Battles and the Crisis of Historicity: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s <em>Hamilton</em>
Special Topic 

Broadway Rap Battles and the Crisis of Historicity: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

June 8, 2020June 21, 2020 Konstantinos Blatanis
“Have you ever had an intention?”: The Postmodern Condition and the Failure of Epiphany in Michael John LaChiusa’s <em>Little Fish</em>
Special Topic 

“Have you ever had an intention?”: The Postmodern Condition and the Failure of Epiphany in Michael John LaChiusa’s Little Fish

June 7, 2020June 27, 2020 Mara Davis
In Pursuit of the Musical Image: Imagining the Soundscape of <em>Wild Man</em>
Special Topic 

In Pursuit of the Musical Image: Imagining the Soundscape of Wild Man

June 4, 2020June 21, 2020 Xing Fan
Theatre for Sounds and Souls; or, The Polish <em>Song of the Goat</em> and Its Quest into the Impossible
Special Topic 

Theatre for Sounds and Souls; or, The Polish Song of the Goat and Its Quest into the Impossible

May 30, 2020June 21, 2020 Kalina Stefanova

Essays

Making Community in the Age of Migration: What Is the Role of Social Media in Contemporary Theatre
Essays 

Making Community in the Age of Migration: What Is the Role of Social Media in Contemporary Theatre

May 5, 2020May 16, 2020 Janne Cleveland
Paradigm Shift: Making Theatre with Social Media
Essays 

Paradigm Shift: Making Theatre with Social Media

May 4, 2020May 11, 2020 Danielle Le Saux-Farmer
“It’s Everyday, Bro”: YouTube, “Authenticity,” and the Psychopathology of Late Capitalism
Essays 

“It’s Everyday, Bro”: YouTube, “Authenticity,” and the Psychopathology of Late Capitalism

May 3, 2020May 11, 2020 Chris Eaket
“Siri, Are You Female?”:  Reinforcing and Resisting Gender Norms with Digital Assistants
Essays 

“Siri, Are You Female?”: Reinforcing and Resisting Gender Norms with Digital Assistants

May 2, 2020May 11, 2020 Kimberley McLeod
<em>temping</em>: On Technological Immersion, Surveillance and Existential Angst in One-to-One Performances:                                   Yana Meerzon and Michael Rau in Dialogue
Essays 

temping: On Technological Immersion, Surveillance and Existential Angst in One-to-One Performances: Yana Meerzon and Michael Rau in Dialogue

May 1, 2020June 21, 2020 Yana Meerzon and Michael Rau
The Spiritual Reformation of Theatrical Practice: Interculturalism and the Modern Times Stage Company
Essays 

The Spiritual Reformation of Theatrical Practice: Interculturalism and the Modern Times Stage Company

April 30, 2020July 24, 2020 Peter Farbridge
On Migration towards Europe. <em>Simple as ABC#3: The Wild Hunt</em> by Thomas Bellinck
Essays 

On Migration towards Europe. Simple as ABC#3: The Wild Hunt by Thomas Bellinck

April 29, 2020May 11, 2020 Garcia Martinez Manuel
The Live History Company, Museum Theatre, “Four Spectators” and “That Guy”: A Complex Relationship
Essays 

The Live History Company, Museum Theatre, “Four Spectators” and “That Guy”: A Complex Relationship

April 28, 2020May 11, 2020 Rick Cousins
Children’s Plays in Iran:  Iranian Culture or Homogenous Society?
Essays 

Children’s Plays in Iran: Iranian Culture or Homogenous Society?

April 27, 2020May 11, 2020 Bahee Hadaegh and Zeinab Karimi
Art World Authenticities:  Postmodern Curators, Creators and Performers
Essays 

Art World Authenticities: Postmodern Curators, Creators and Performers

April 26, 2020June 21, 2020 Dena Davida

National Reports

Living Through Changes: Mongolian Theatre
National Reports 

Living Through Changes: Mongolian Theatre

May 25, 2020June 14, 2020 Batsaikhan Dashdondog
Theatre in Montenegro: An Unfinished Cultural Transition
National Reports 

Theatre in Montenegro: An Unfinished Cultural Transition

May 16, 2020May 19, 2020 Maja Mrđenović
Le théâtre au Maroc, état des lieux
National Reports 

Le théâtre au Maroc, état des lieux

May 6, 2020June 29, 2020 Baker Saddiki

Interviews

Performing Outdoors: About Aesthetics and Ideology:                                An Interview with Joan Font
Interviews 

Performing Outdoors: About Aesthetics and Ideology: An Interview with Joan Font

May 24, 2020June 21, 2020 Mercè Saumell
Conscious and Safe: 	Α Values-lead Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: An Interview with Jovana Karaulić
Interviews 

Conscious and Safe: Α Values-lead Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: An Interview with Jovana Karaulić

May 24, 2020June 21, 2020 Tina Perić
Le chemin continue : Entretien avec Data Tavadzé
Interviews 

Le chemin continue : Entretien avec Data Tavadzé

April 7, 2020June 21, 2020 Irina Gogobéridzé

Performance Reviews

Russian Theatre Before the Crash
Performance Reviews 

Russian Theatre Before the Crash

May 30, 2020June 15, 2020 Christine Matvienko
Dostoevsky and Whitman: The Murder and the Miracle
Performance Reviews 

Dostoevsky and Whitman: The Murder and the Miracle

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Lissa Tyler Renaud
The Jukebox Reimagined: New Musicals Pump Fresh Blood into a Tired Genre
Performance Reviews 

The Jukebox Reimagined: New Musicals Pump Fresh Blood into a Tired Genre

May 29, 2020June 21, 2020 Martin Morrow
Playing with Disaster
Performance Reviews 

Playing with Disaster

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Patricia Keeney
On the Hungarian Border of Illuminating and Alienating
Performance Reviews 

On the Hungarian Border of Illuminating and Alienating

April 18, 2020June 21, 2020 Cole J. Stern
Time, Chance and Space: Stan Lai’s Newest Work, <em>Ago</em>
Performance Reviews 

Time, Chance and Space: Stan Lai’s Newest Work, Ago

April 18, 2020May 27, 2020 Yu Kuo-Hua
A Town Remembered and Recreated
Performance Reviews 

A Town Remembered and Recreated

April 18, 2020June 5, 2020 Maria Zărnescu
L’écriture d’une vie
Performance Reviews 

L’écriture d’une vie

April 18, 2020May 27, 2020 Jean-Pierre Han
L’art de <em>camper</em> Copi
Performance Reviews 

L’art de camper Copi

April 18, 2020June 4, 2020 Camille Khoury
An Absurd Night in a Georgian Hotel
Performance Reviews 

An Absurd Night in a Georgian Hotel

April 18, 2020May 31, 2020 Marina (Maka) Vasadze
Nora. The Big Exit
Performance Reviews 

Nora. The Big Exit

April 18, 2020June 21, 2020 Penelope Chatzidimitriou
Tomorrow’s Theatre! Maybe
Performance Reviews 

Tomorrow’s Theatre! Maybe

April 18, 2020May 27, 2020 Steve Capra
Germany During the Crash
Performance Reviews 

Germany During the Crash

April 17, 2020June 4, 2020 Matti Linnavuori

Book Reviews

Staging Postcommunism: Alternative Theatre in Eastern and Central Europe After 1989
Book Reviews 

Staging Postcommunism: Alternative Theatre in Eastern and Central Europe After 1989

April 11, 2020June 21, 2020 Don Rubin
Theatre Blogging: The Emergence of a Critical Culture
Book Reviews 

Theatre Blogging: The Emergence of a Critical Culture

April 11, 2020May 5, 2020 Mark Fisher
A Century of South African Theatre
Book Reviews 

A Century of South African Theatre

April 11, 2020August 28, 2020 Temple Hauptfleisch
Koffi Kwahulé
Book Reviews 

Koffi Kwahulé

April 7, 2020May 5, 2020 Selim Lander
Pip Utton and his Masks/ Pip Utton I jegoMaski
Book Reviews 

Pip Utton and his Masks/ Pip Utton I jegoMaski

April 7, 2020April 26, 2020 Don Rubin

Critics on Criticism

Bugged (Critics, Criticism and Critical Categories)
Critics on Criticism 

Bugged (Critics, Criticism and Critical Categories)

May 6, 2020November 26, 2020 Don Rubin

Covid-19 ReportsView All

CANADA: Working through the Cracks
Covid 

CANADA: Working through the Cracks

SOUTH AFRICA: Devastating Effects
Covid 

SOUTH AFRICA: Devastating Effects

POLAND: Internet-theatre and Insufficient State Support for the Artists
Covid 

POLAND: Internet-theatre and Insufficient State Support for the Artists

SWEDEN: The Future Uncertain within the Independent Field
Covid 

SWEDEN: The Future Uncertain within the Independent Field

INDIA: Pandemic: A Vulnerable Time for Artists
Covid 

INDIA: Pandemic: A Vulnerable Time for Artists

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