Theatre and Performance Studies News
Alumni Publication by Matthew Randle-Bent
One of our recent alumni, Matthew Randle-Bent, has just published an article in the last issue of Contemporary Theatre Review (CTR). The title of the piece is 'A Machine Against Itself: Participation in the Theatre of Nassim Soleimanpour'.
Theatre and Performance Studies Staff Launch 5 New Publications
On Wednesday 14th October 2020 Theatre and Performance Studies hosted a book launch from 4.30pm-6pm
During this session we celebrated the fact that researchers in Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick will have published five monographs in the six months from July 2020:
Nicholas Drofiak - Irusan: or, Canting for Architects, gta Verlag / eth Zürich
Milija Gluhovic - Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory, Bloomsbury
Nadine Holdsworth - English Theatre and Social Abjection: A Divided Nation, Palgrave
Silvija Jestrovic - Performances of Authorial Presence and Absence: The Author Dies Hard, Palgrave
Nicolas Whybrow - Contemporary Art Biennials in Europe: the work of Art in the Complex City, Bloomsbury
Each author gave brief introduction to their book outlining the things that inspired them and the central arguments they make. There was time to ask questions and to raise a virtual glass to this achievement.
JC Niala's play Unsettled wins the Alfred Fagon Award
Congratulations to JC Niala, a Research Fellow in Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick and a core member of the African Women Playwrights Network (AWPN). Her play Unsettled - published in the collection Contemporary Plays by African Women - has just been longlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award. https://www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/awards/2020-award/
Homeless Monopoly in the Coventry Creates Exhibition
Prof. Nadine Holdsworth's Homeless Monopoly game is featuring as part of Coventry Creates.
Coventry Creates is a digital exhibition of artworks created during lockdown and inspired by university research. It features 18 artistic responses to research, amongst which you’ll discover poetry about Coventry, Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matters movement. Find stories about what Coventry means to refugees, and learn about Coventry’s twinning history, women’s suffrage and how interactive games can help break down the complexities of homelessness. Hear the words of healthcare workers during the first peak of Coronavirus, and explore creative connections forged by ‘The Artist and the Prof’.
Coventry Creates is part of the ongoing work by Coventry and Warwick universities in the lead up to the City of Culture. The University Partnership has funded over 30 creative research projects, involving over 50 Coventry organisations and local communities.
https://coventrycreates.co.uk
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