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Why Theatre?
Why Theatre? is a series of guest lectures and meetings with theatre and dance researchers and practitioners throughout the year.
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Why Theatre? Archive
Why Theatre? Sanja Mitrovic about Will You Ever Be Happy Again?
January 12, 16.00 - 18.00 hrs, U-Theater Studio T
"Are we ever going to be happy again?," the German population asked themselves at the end of the Second World War. A significant part of the Serbian population is facing the same question in the wake of the new millenium. The Germans called that moment ‘hour zero’, to symbolize their desire for a fresh start, But this appeared to be an illusion, because one can’t escape one’s own history; one can only hope to survive it.’
In the upcoming Why Theatre? Professor Maaike Bleeker will speak with theatre maker and performer Sanja Mitrovic about her performance Will You Ever Be Happy Again?. The performance employs documentary strategies to explore how nationality influences one’s personal identity. It is a piece for one Serbian and one German performer. How does Mitrovic relate to topics of nationality, identity and history? What did she discover during the development of the performance and the presentation of the piece internationally? Mitrovic will speak about the diverse responses of the audiences in Serbia, Germany, Switzerland, France, and The Netherlands and show a selection of excerpts from the performance. Touring dates and additional information are available through the weblog willyoueverbehappyagain.wordpress.com.
Why Theatre? Lezing Nicholas Rowe: Avoiding Victim Art: negotiating sympathy and contempt when presenting dance from a traumatized community
Donderdag 10 december, 16.00 hrs
Universiteitstheater Studio T, Kromme Nieuwegracht 20, Utrecht
Nicholas Rowe zal in Utrecht een lezing houden met als thema: Avoiding Victim Art: negotiating sympathy and contempt when presenting dance from a traumatized community. Rowe is docent dansstudies aan de Universiteit van Auckland, Nieuw-Zeeland. Van 2000 tot 2008 verbleef hij in de Palestijnse gebieden, waar hij werkte aan dansprojecten met lokale artiesten, groepen en gemeenschapscentra. Deze bijeenkomst vindt plaats in het kader van Dancing on the Edge.
Why Theatre? Bouam: De kracht van poppentheater in Afrika - 26 november
Togolese vrouwenpoppentheatergezelschap Bouam vertelt en toont haar werk. Na een film zal Bouam een paar poppenscènes spelen voor het publiek. Onder leiding van de Togolese speelsters kunnen vervolgens een aantal van de aanwezigen de poppen zelf uit proberen. Ten slotte gaat Eugène van Erven, hoofddocent Theaterwetenschap aan de Universiteit Utrecht en als onderzoeker verbonden aan de Vrede van Utrecht, in gesprek met de leden van Bouam en de Nederlandse poppenspeelster/-maakster Heddy Veltkamp, over de kracht van poppentheater in Afrika en elders.
Why Theatre? with Alexander Karshnia (andcompany&Co.)
October 22, 2009
During this conversation, Alexander Karshnia tells about andcompany's performance West in Peace, that will première in December in Germany. The performance is an inquiry into the status and meaning of the notion of the 'West', after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.
Why Theatre? De selectie van de TF-jury
3 juni 2009
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Gesprek over de selectie van de jury. Te gast zijn juryleden Clairy Polak (voorzitter), dramaturge Judith Wendel, en theatercritici Joris van der Meer (Financieel Dagblad) meer>>
Why Theatre? On Theatre and Disability, with Petra Kuppers
April 2, 2009
During this Why Theatre? session, Petra Kuppers will present part of her research on theatre and disability. more>>
Why Theatre? Raoul Heertje over Heerlijk eerlijk Heertje
6 april 2009
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Raoul Heertje spreekt over zijn talkshow programma Heerlijk eerlijk Heertje dat hij maakte bij de VPRO, waarin hij de wetten van de televisietalkshow voor de ogen van de kijker deconstrueert.
Why Theatre? Inaugural Lecture Michal Kobialka
Theatre/Performance Culture in Eighteenth-Century London: A Prolegomenon to Theatre Historiography of the Enlightenment
January, Thursday 8, 2009
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Why Theatre? With Prof. Mike Pearson
Imaginary archaeology and the Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam
December 11, 2009
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Why Theatre? With Prof. Bryan Reynolds
Sexy Shakespeare: Why We Can't Get Enough
October, Thursday 2, 2008
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Why Theatre? With Janez Jansa (the artist formerly known as Emil Hrvatin, Ljubljana)
Radical Theatrical: an afternoon with Janez Jansa
September, Thursday 18, 2008
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