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Redefining Theatre Communities explores the interplay between contemporary theatre and communities. It considers the aesthetic, social and cultural aspects of community-conscious theatre-making. It also reflects on transformations in structural, textual and theatrical conventions, and explores changing modes of production and spectatorship. 15 b/w illus.
About the author
Marco Galea is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Malta.
Dr Szabolcs Musca is a research fellow at the Centre for Theatre Studies (CET) at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) and founding director of New Tides Platform (UK), currently leading an international research project on theatre and migration in Europe. He is project lead of MDN. Szabolcs holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol and he worked as a researcher, lecturer and theatre critic for over ten years, both in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. His co-edited collection entitled Redefining Theatre Communities. International Perspectives on Community-Conscious Theatre-Making is forthcoming from Intellect (2019). Szabolcs is regional managing editor at The Theatre Times and an active member of the Translation, Adaptation and Dramaturgy Working Group within the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). He is also a member of the Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA), the International Network of Italian Theatre and the European Association for the Study of Theatre and Performance (EASTAP).
Summary
Redefining Theatre Communities explores the interplay between contemporary theatre and communities. It considers the aesthetic, social and cultural aspects of community-conscious theatre-making. It also reflects on transformations in structural, textual and theatrical conventions, and explores changing modes of production and spectatorship. 15 b/w illus.
