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The IATC journal/Revue de l'AICT – December/Décembre 2020: Issue No 22

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In Memoriam

Arts Journalism and Theatre in the Pandemic Era: Mutations, Redefinitions and Challenges

Arts Journalism and Theatre in the Pandemic Era: Mutations, Redefinitions and Challenges

December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 Zoe Ververopoulou

The Performance of Protest in a Post-COVID World: A Theatre Critic’s Perspective from India

The Performance of Protest in a Post-COVID World: A Theatre Critic’s Perspective from India

December 1, 2020December 23, 2020 Deepa Punjani

<em>Ceci n’est pas un théâtre</em>: Theatre in the Age of COVID

Ceci n’est pas un théâtre: Theatre in the Age of COVID

December 2, 2020January 6, 2021 Mark Brown

Tercera Llamada #LiveOnlineNow: Notes on a Virtual Theatre Experience

Tercera Llamada #LiveOnlineNow: Notes on a Virtual Theatre Experience

December 8, 2020December 28, 2020 Fernando Valcheff García, Regina Solis Mirandal, Sara Hermo Nieto

CATR Digital Criticism Pedagogies Workshop 2020 Recap

CATR Digital Criticism Pedagogies Workshop 2020 Recap

December 12, 2020December 28, 2020 Karen Fricker, Michelle Macarthur, Aisling Murphy, Robyn Grant-Moran, Mae Smith

Lockdown Verses and Anxieties of Presence: How Polish Theatre Rhymed a Case for Its Purpose on the Pandemic Stage

Lockdown Verses and Anxieties of Presence: How Polish Theatre Rhymed a Case for Its Purpose on the Pandemic Stage

December 4, 2020December 14, 2020 Kasia Lech

Le théâtre en confinement : qu’est-ce que nous avons regardé en Turquie ?

Le théâtre en confinement : qu’est-ce que nous avons regardé en Turquie ?

December 9, 2020December 14, 2020 Ece Yassitepe Ayyildiz

Some Reflections on Theatre in a Post (Pre-) Pandemic Moscow

Some Reflections on Theatre in a Post (Pre-) Pandemic Moscow

December 3, 2020December 14, 2020 Alla Shenderova

Editors’ Comment: Theatre (Criticism) the Day After

Editors’ Comment: Theatre (Criticism) the Day After

December 14, 2020January 6, 2021 Yana Meerzon, Savas Patsalidis, Aisling Murphy

Misplaced Self in the Misplaced City

Misplaced Self in the Misplaced City

November 24, 2020December 14, 2020 Tan Tan (Weiwei Sun)

Le théâtre survivra-t-il à la tentation du virtuel ?

Le théâtre survivra-t-il à la tentation du virtuel ?

November 28, 2020December 14, 2020 Tibor Egervari

Migrant Representation in the U.K. Theatre Industry: How Covid-19 Catalysed a Movement

Migrant Representation in the U.K. Theatre Industry: How Covid-19 Catalysed a Movement

November 23, 2020December 28, 2020 Sally Beck Wippman (contrib. Zhui-Ning Chang, Lara Parmiani)

Not Here, Not Now? Liveness Revisited

Not Here, Not Now? Liveness Revisited

November 30, 2020December 14, 2020 Małgorzata Sugiera

Brecht Is More Relevant Than Ever in the Time of COVID-19

Brecht Is More Relevant Than Ever in the Time of COVID-19

November 29, 2020December 14, 2020 Jisoo Nam

Pandemic V-Effect: The Plague as Theatre Criticism

Pandemic V-Effect: The Plague as Theatre Criticism

November 27, 2020December 30, 2020 Felipe Cervera and Azadeh Sharifi

The Digital Sublime and Fragility in the Time of COVID-19 and the Eco-crisis: The Dynamics of Becoming

The Digital Sublime and Fragility in the Time of COVID-19 and the Eco-crisis: The Dynamics of Becoming

December 6, 2020December 14, 2020 Hanna Helavuori

Electric Dance, or How to Talk with Birds

Electric Dance, or How to Talk with Birds

December 5, 2020December 14, 2020 Johannes Birringer

How to Write About Theatre Online Workshops

How to Write About Theatre Online Workshops

December 13, 2020December 14, 2020 Mark Fisher

Theatre and Censorship in the Pandemic

Theatre and Censorship in the Pandemic

November 25, 2020December 14, 2020 Patricia Nikolova

Chilean Crises Lead to Experiments in Online Theatre

Chilean Crises Lead to Experiments in Online Theatre

December 10, 2020December 28, 2020 Pablo Cisternas, Milena Grass Kleiner, Andrés Kalawski, Cristián Opazo

Some Reflections on Theatre in a Post (Pre-) Pandemic Moscow

Some Reflections on Theatre in a Post (Pre-) Pandemic Moscow

December 3, 2020December 14, 2020 Alla Shenderova

Pandemic V-Effect: The Plague as Theatre Criticism

Pandemic V-Effect: The Plague as Theatre Criticism

November 27, 2020December 30, 2020 Felipe Cervera and Azadeh Sharifi

Le théâtre survivra-t-il à la tentation du virtuel ?

Le théâtre survivra-t-il à la tentation du virtuel ?

November 28, 2020December 14, 2020 Tibor Egervari

Not Here, Not Now? Liveness Revisited

Not Here, Not Now? Liveness Revisited

November 30, 2020December 14, 2020 Małgorzata Sugiera

Essays

Contemporary Playwriting and Theatre Translation Cultures in Europe: A Report on Current Systems, Conventions and Perceptions

Contemporary Playwriting and Theatre Translation Cultures in Europe: A Report on Current Systems, Conventions and Perceptions

December 1, 2020December 10, 2020 Margherita Laera

Relaxed Performance: An Ethnography of Pedagogy in Praxis

Relaxed Performance: An Ethnography of Pedagogy in Praxis

October 18, 2020December 28, 2020 Carla Rice, Chelsea Temple Jones, Jessica Watkin, Kayla Besse

« …papa merci d’être mort » – Un spectacle pour les adultes qui étaient autrefois des enfants

« …papa merci d’être mort » – Un spectacle pour les adultes qui étaient autrefois des enfants

October 18, 2020December 10, 2020 Irina Antonova

Rethinking Authority, Creativity and Authorship in Twenty-First-Century Performance: The Director’s Revised Role

Rethinking Authority, Creativity and Authorship in Twenty-First-Century Performance: The Director’s Revised Role

September 23, 2020January 2, 2021 Avra Sidiropoulou

What Is This Thing, Drama? Plays for Dialogue in a Rwandan College Setting

What Is This Thing, Drama? Plays for Dialogue in a Rwandan College Setting

September 23, 2020December 10, 2020 Amy S. Green

Au-delà des frontières, les ponts

Au-delà des frontières, les ponts

September 23, 2020December 10, 2020 Georges Banu

National Reports

Mission Im/possible: In Search of Identity and the Aesthetics of Hong Kong Contemporary Theatre

National Reports

Mission Im/possible: In Search of Identity and the Aesthetics of Hong Kong Contemporary Theatre

November 30, 2020December 28, 2020 Bernice Kwok-wai Chan

Critics on Criticism

Critics on Criticism
Note from the Editors
Critics on Criticism
Flight Paths and Theatre for Early Years Audiences
Critics on Criticism
Young Critical Practices: Ways of Thinking in and With the Arts
Critics on Criticism
Describe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young Writers
Critics on Criticism
Criticism as a Play-Space
Critics on Criticism
What If We Just Dance? An Example of Interactive Criticism
Critics on Criticism
“Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala Dobovšek
Critics on Criticism
The Young People’s Stage of the National Theatre of Greece: Cultural Politics and Pedagogical Paradigms
Critics on Criticism
Réinventer les paysages et dessiner les vols au Théâtre de Marionnettes de Porto

Note from the Editors

Note from the Editors

<em>Flight</em> Paths and Theatre for Early Years Audiences

Flight Paths and Theatre for Early Years Audiences

Young Critical Practices: Ways of Thinking in and With the Arts

Young Critical Practices: Ways of Thinking in and With the Arts

Describe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young Writers

Describe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young Writers

Criticism as a Play-Space

Criticism as a Play-Space

<em>What If We Just Dance?</em> An Example of Interactive Criticism

What If We Just Dance? An Example of Interactive Criticism

“Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala Dobovšek

“Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala Dobovšek

The Young People’s Stage of the National Theatre of Greece: Cultural Politics and Pedagogical Paradigms

The Young People’s Stage of the National Theatre of Greece: Cultural Politics and Pedagogical Paradigms

Réinventer les paysages et dessiner les vols au Théâtre de Marionnettes de Porto

Réinventer les paysages et dessiner les vols au Théâtre de Marionnettes de Porto

Interviews

Sociology of Theatre and Performance: Interview with Maria Shevtsova

Sociology of Theatre and Performance: Interview with Maria Shevtsova

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 by Savas Patsalidis

Our Responsibility Lies in Our Decisions: Interview with Patrice Pavis

Our Responsibility Lies in Our Decisions: Interview with Patrice Pavis

December 19, 2020February 18, 2021 by Éva Patkó and Savas Patsalidis

A Digital Talk About an Analogue Art: Interview with Erika Fischer-Lichte

A Digital Talk About an Analogue Art: Interview with Erika Fischer-Lichte

December 18, 2020February 18, 2021 by Ivan Medenica

Experiments with Human Nature: Interview with Margarita Mladenova

Experiments with Human Nature: Interview with Margarita Mladenova

December 6, 2020February 18, 2021 by Kamelia Nikolova

In Search of Contexts: Interview with Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry

In Search of Contexts: Interview with Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry

December 6, 2020February 18, 2021 by Vikram Phukan

I Can See you, on Zoom: Interview with Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad

I Can See you, on Zoom: Interview with Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad

November 12, 2020February 18, 2021 by Tina Perić

“The Counterpart” Becoming Myself: Interview with Kang Ryang-won

“The Counterpart” Becoming Myself: Interview with Kang Ryang-won

November 9, 2020February 18, 2021 by Lee Hwawon

Documentary Theatre: About Aesthetics and Politics. Interview with Martha Bouziouri

Documentary Theatre: About Aesthetics and Politics. Interview with Martha Bouziouri

October 18, 2020February 18, 2021 by Savas Patsalidis

De la rencontre aux écrans: une approche kaléidoscopique du réel : Entretien avec BERLIN

De la rencontre aux écrans: une approche kaléidoscopique du réel : Entretien avec BERLIN

September 23, 2020February 18, 2021 par Karolina Svobodova

Corps, voix, mémoire : Entretien avec Guy Régis Jr.

Corps, voix, mémoire : Entretien avec Guy Régis Jr.

September 23, 2020February 18, 2021 par Jason Allen-Paisant

Performance Reviews

Performance Reviews
Macmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in Latvia
Performance Reviews
The Game Is Over
Performance Reviews
Hallucinations of a Finnish Anarchist
Performance Reviews
Qui a peur du théâtre ?
Performance Reviews
Defeats to Lament, Lives to Celebrate: Fragments of a Greek Festival
Performance Reviews
Théâtre et musique, un mariage risqué
Performance Reviews
Exodos. The Body Is the Oracle
Performance Reviews
Theater of War: The Relevance of Community Arts during the Pandemic
Performance Reviews
Les bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à Luxembourg

Macmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in Latvia

Macmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in Latvia

The Game Is Over

The Game Is Over

Hallucinations of a Finnish Anarchist

Hallucinations of a Finnish Anarchist

Qui a peur du théâtre ?

Qui a peur du théâtre ?

Defeats to Lament, Lives to Celebrate: Fragments of a Greek Festival

Defeats to Lament, Lives to Celebrate: Fragments of a Greek Festival

Théâtre et musique, un mariage risqué

Théâtre et musique, un mariage risqué

<em>Exodos</em>. The Body Is the Oracle

Exodos. The Body Is the Oracle

Theater of War: The Relevance of Community Arts during the Pandemic

Theater of War: The Relevance of Community Arts during the Pandemic

Les bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à Luxembourg

Les bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à Luxembourg

In Memoriam

Kapila Vatsyayan: A Legend of Indian Culture

Kapila Vatsyayan: A Legend of Indian Culture

November 3, 2020December 10, 2020 Ravi Chaturvedi

Kapila Vatsyayan and the IATC Thalia Prize

Kapila Vatsyayan and the IATC Thalia Prize

November 3, 2020December 10, 2020 Margareta Sörenson

Remembering Eric Bentley

Remembering Eric Bentley

November 3, 2020December 28, 2020 Don Rubin

Book Reviews

Marionetteatern: 60 Years and More

Marionetteatern: 60 Years and More

November 21, 2020December 10, 2020 par Louise Lapointe

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Patrice Chéreau

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Patrice Chéreau

November 21, 2020December 10, 2020 par Philippe Rouyer

TNT: The New Theatre

TNT: The New Theatre

November 12, 2020December 10, 2020 Ian Herbert

Contemporary Plays by African Women

Contemporary Plays by African Women

November 12, 2020December 10, 2020 Patricia Keeney

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