Mark Bly in conversation with Katalin Trencsényi by Katalin Trencsényi* Mark Bly is an American dramaturg, editor, and lecturer. He was the chair of the Playwriting Program at the Yale School of Drama from 1992-2004, while being the associate artistic
Peindre et repeindre l’œuvre classique de Danwon: théâtralité et performance chez Lee Ok Kyoung
Patrice Pavis* La peintre contemporaine Lee Ok Kyoung a déjà à son actif une œuvre considérable dont la série « Homage to Danwon » n’est qu’une facette particulière dans une création très variée et ce, même au sein de l’exposition
On Killing Children: Greek Tragedies on British Stages in 2015
Margherita Laera* I have just watched three children die at the hands of their parents, collapsing in their arms. Two were killed by their mother, Medea, and one by her father, Agamemnon. These acts of infanticide took place in London,
Adaptation and Storytelling in the Theatre
Frances Babbage* This essay examines how concerns and critiques around stories and storytelling might be used productively to reframe an understanding of theatrical retellings, in performance practice and in adaptation studies. Adaptations in the theatre need not, of course, be
Adaptation as (Re)watching
Katja Krebs* We have all watched adaptations, whether on the small or big screen, as theatre, musical or opera. Some of us have chosen theatrical events because they are adaptations of texts we know, while some of us are not
Interdisciplinary Considerations about a Subgenre of the Contemporary Biographical Drama: Celebrity and Fandom in Recent Adaptations of Famous Lives for the Stage
Márta Minier* When discussing historical drama, biographical drama, documentary and verbatim theatre as architextually related types of drama, the concept of adaptation is not utilised often enough, though it is occasionally cited at least as a trope and, in rather
Michael Chekhov’s Theatre Theory and Pedagogy of Theatre Adaptation
Yana Meerzon* In A Dead Man’s Memoir (A Theatrical Novel), Mikhail Bulgakov describes writing a novel as being possessed by one’s nightmares, a process of registering in words the world of fiction appearing in the author’s mind (6-7). He compares
Mise-en-Scène as Adaptation
Avra Sidiropoulou* A classic is a work which persists as background noise, even when a present that is totally incompatible with it holds sway. (Calvino 8) (Known) Writings and (New) Readings No literary work should ever really fear adaptation. New
Where is Here: Reconstructing the Canadian Immigrant Experience
Kim’s Convenience. Written by Ins Choi. Directed by Weyni Mengesha. Stage and costume design Ken MacKenzie. Lighting design Lorenzo Savoini. Actors: Chantelle Han, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jane Luk, Andre Sills, Dale Yim. Originally produced at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival
Transgressing Spaces, Genres and Gender
The CPH Stage Festival, 11-25 June, 2015, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rita Sebestyén* In 2015, the Copenhagen Stage Festival presented nearly one hundred performances and events, lectures, site-specific and audio-walks, multi-sensory experiences, public parties, and a theatre flea market. Almost half