{"id":105,"date":"2016-10-30T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2017-12-22T19:55:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T19:55:29","slug":"essays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:\u00a0<strong>Savas Patsalidis\u00a0<\/strong>(Greece)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"67\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/theatre-can-play-a-more-prophetic-role-in-our-society-an-interview-with-mike-van-graan\/patsalidis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/patsalidis.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"140,186\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"patsalidis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/patsalidis.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67\" src=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/patsalidis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Savas Patsalidis <\/strong>is Professor of theatre and performance history and theory in the School of English (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), the Hellenic Open University and the Drama Academy of the National Theatre of Northern Greece. He is also a regular lecturer on the Graduate Programme of the Theatre Department at Aristotle University. He is the author of thirteen books on theatre and performance criticism\/theory and co-editor of another thirteen. His two-volume study,\u00a0<em>Theatre, Society, Nation<\/em>\u00a0(2010), was awarded first prize for best theatre study of the year. In addition to his academic activities, he works as a theatre reviewer for the ejournals\u00a0<em>lavart<\/em>,\u00a0<em>parallaxi<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>the greekplay project<\/em>. He is currently the president of the Hellenic Association of Theatre and Performing Arts Critics and the editor-in-chief of\u00a0<em>Critical Stages\/Sc\u00e8nes Critiques<\/em>, the journal of the International Association of Theatre Critics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-a048c2c2s5\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/return-to-the-absurd\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/John-Elsom-150x150.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"28\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/return-to-the-absurd\/john-elsom\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/John-Elsom.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"218,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"john-elsom\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/John-Elsom.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/return-to-the-absurd\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Return to the Absurd<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/atmospheres-of-dividual-performance\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"40\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/birringer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,351\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"birringer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Birringer.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/atmospheres-of-dividual-performance\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Atmospheres of Dividual Performance<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/the-sky-the-night-and-the-glorious-male-voices\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Nathalie-Fillion-150x150.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Nathalie-Fillion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Nathalie-Fillion-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Nathalie-Fillion-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/the-sky-the-night-and-the-glorious-male-voices\/nathalie-fillion\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Nathalie-Fillion.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"449,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON 1 J4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1433169263&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nathalie-fillion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Nathalie-Fillion.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/the-sky-the-night-and-the-glorious-male-voices\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >So Many Worlds to Write<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/qui-est-eilert-lovborg-le-personnage-dibsen-dans-hedda-gabler\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Photo-Selim-Lander-comp-238x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Photo-Selim-Lander-comp-238x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Photo-Selim-Lander-comp-238x300-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/2666-ou-la-mort-du-theatre\/photo-selim-lander-comp-238x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Photo-Selim-Lander-comp-238x300.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"238,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo-selim-lander-comp-238&amp;#215;300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/Photo-Selim-Lander-comp-238x300.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/qui-est-eilert-lovborg-le-personnage-dibsen-dans-hedda-gabler\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Qui est Eilert L\u00f8vborg, le personnage d\u2019Ibsen dans <em>Hedda Gabler<\/em>\u00a0?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:\u00a0Savas Patsalidis\u00a0(Greece) Savas Patsalidis is Professor of theatre and performance history and theory in the School of English (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), the Hellenic Open University and the Drama Academy of the National Theatre of Northern Greece. He is also<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-105","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P83Osv-1H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}