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

JIN XING Dance Theatre

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

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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 ?
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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

December 3, 2020December 14, 2020 Alla Shenderova
Editors’ Comment: Theatre (Criticism) the Day After
Special Topic 

Editors’ Comment: Theatre (Criticism) the Day After

December 14, 2020January 6, 2021 Yana Meerzon, Savas Patsalidis, Aisling Murphy
Misplaced Self in the Misplaced City
Special Topic 

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 ?
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

Electric Dance, or How to Talk with Birds

December 5, 2020December 14, 2020 Johannes Birringer
How to Write About Theatre Online Workshops
Special Topic 

How to Write About Theatre Online Workshops

December 13, 2020December 14, 2020 Mark Fisher
Theatre and Censorship in the Pandemic
Special Topic 

Theatre and Censorship in the Pandemic

November 25, 2020December 14, 2020 Patricia Nikolova
Chilean Crises Lead to Experiments in Online Theatre
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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
Special Topic 

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 ?
Special Topic 

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

November 28, 2020December 14, 2020 Tibor Egervari
Not Here, Not Now? Liveness Revisited
Special Topic 

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
Essays 

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
Essays 

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
Essays 

« …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
Essays 

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
Essays 

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
Essays 

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

  • Note from the Editors
    Critics on Criticism 

    Note from the Editors

  • <em>Flight</em> Paths and Theatre for Early Years Audiences
    Critics on Criticism 

    Flight Paths and Theatre for Early Years Audiences

  • Young Critical Practices: Ways of Thinking in and With the Arts
    Critics on Criticism 

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

  • Describe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young Writers
    Critics on Criticism 

    Describe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young Writers

  • Criticism as a Play-Space
    Critics on Criticism 

    Criticism as a Play-Space

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

    What If We Just Dance? An Example of Interactive Criticism

  • “Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala Dobovšek
    Critics on Criticism 

    “Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala Dobovšek

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

    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
    Critics on Criticism 

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

Note from the EditorsNote from the Editors<em>Flight</em> Paths and Theatre for Early Years AudiencesFlight Paths and Theatre for Early Years AudiencesYoung Critical Practices: Ways of Thinking in and With the ArtsYoung Critical Practices: Ways of Thinking in and With the ArtsDescribe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young WritersDescribe, Evaluate, Argue: Teaching Criticism for Young WritersCriticism as a Play-SpaceCriticism as a Play-Space<em>What If We Just Dance?</em> An Example of Interactive CriticismWhat If We Just Dance? An Example of Interactive Criticism“Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala Dobovšek“Parallel Space for Reflection”: Interview with Zala DobovšekThe Young People’s Stage of the National Theatre of Greece: Cultural Politics and Pedagogical ParadigmsThe Young People’s Stage of the National Theatre of Greece: Cultural Politics and Pedagogical ParadigmsRéinventer les paysages et dessiner les vols au Théâtre de Marionnettes de PortoRéinventer les paysages et dessiner les vols au Théâtre de Marionnettes de Porto

Interviews

Sociology of Theatre and Performance: Interview with Maria Shevtsova
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

“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
Interviews 

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
Interviews 

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.
Interviews 

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

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

Performance Reviews

  • Macmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in Latvia
    Performance Reviews 

    Macmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in Latvia

  • The Game Is Over
    Performance Reviews 

    The Game Is Over

  • Hallucinations of a Finnish Anarchist
    Performance Reviews 

    Hallucinations of a Finnish Anarchist

  • Qui a peur du théâtre ?
    Performance Reviews 

    Qui a peur du théâtre ?

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

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

  • Théâtre et musique, un mariage risqué
    Performance Reviews 

    Théâtre et musique, un mariage risqué

  • <em>Exodos</em>. The Body Is the Oracle
    Performance Reviews 

    Exodos. The Body Is the Oracle

  • Theater of War: The Relevance of Community Arts during the Pandemic
    Performance Reviews 

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

  • Les bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à Luxembourg
    Performance Reviews 

    Les bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à Luxembourg

Macmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in LatviaMacmillan’s Pandemic Theatre in LatviaThe Game Is OverThe Game Is OverHallucinations of a Finnish AnarchistHallucinations of a Finnish AnarchistQui a peur du théâtre ?Qui a peur du théâtre ?Defeats to Lament, Lives to Celebrate: Fragments of a Greek FestivalDefeats to Lament, Lives to Celebrate: Fragments of a Greek FestivalThéâtre et musique, un mariage risquéThéâtre et musique, un mariage risqué<em>Exodos</em>. The Body Is the OracleExodos. The Body Is the OracleTheater of War: The Relevance of Community Arts during the PandemicTheater of War: The Relevance of Community Arts during the PandemicLes bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à LuxembourgLes bienfaits collatéraux d’une pandémie à Luxembourg

In Memoriam

Kapila Vatsyayan: A Legend of Indian Culture
In Memoriam 

Kapila Vatsyayan: A Legend of Indian Culture

November 3, 2020December 10, 2020 Ravi Chaturvedi
Kapila Vatsyayan and the IATC Thalia Prize
In Memoriam 

Kapila Vatsyayan and the IATC Thalia Prize

November 3, 2020December 10, 2020 Margareta Sörenson
Remembering Eric Bentley
In Memoriam 

Remembering Eric Bentley

November 3, 2020December 28, 2020 Don Rubin

Book Reviews

Marionetteatern: 60 Years and More
Book Reviews 

Marionetteatern: 60 Years and More

November 21, 2020December 10, 2020 par Louise Lapointe
Shakespeare in the Theatre: Patrice Chéreau
Book Reviews 

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Patrice Chéreau

November 21, 2020December 10, 2020 par Philippe Rouyer
TNT: The New Theatre
Book Reviews 

TNT: The New Theatre

November 12, 2020December 10, 2020 Ian Herbert
Contemporary Plays by African Women
Book Reviews 

Contemporary Plays by African Women

November 12, 2020December 10, 2020 Patricia Keeney

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