Theatre and Performance Studies News
TOP STORY: TaPRA 2025 Conference to be hosted at Warwick
We're delighted to announce that the annual Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) conference will be hosted by Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick between 27 and 29 August 2025. The conference will mark both the 20th birthday of TaPRA and the 50th anniversary of Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick. Our conference keynotes, plenary panels, artistic activity, conference dinner and programmed events will speak to the themes of milestones and markers, focussing on celebrations, festivities, spectacle and joy. We'll look forward to welcoming you to Warwick next year!
To keep up to date with the conference plans, please visit our dedicated TaPRA pages here.
Slow, Spectacular Labours: Liveness in Contemporary Dance
We are delighted to announce the publication of Bryony White's article 'Slow, Spectacular Labours: Liveness in Contemporary Dance' in Contemporary Theatre Review.
Nadine Holdsworth to receive the High Sheriff Award
Nadine Holdsworth has been awarded the High Sheriff Award in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the community in the West Midlands (Via her Homelessness project).
Commonwealth Scholarship available for MA Applied Theatre: Arts, Action, Change at Warwick
We are delighted to announce that a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship is available for the MA Applied Theatre 2024/25.
This scheme supports a student from the global South to study for this degree at Warwick. In order to be considered, candidates must apply to Warwick and to directly to the Commwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme. The deadline for applications is 14th December 2023 and more information can be found on theCommonwealth Shared Scholarships website.
Candidates will need to check that their qualifications and nationality are eligible for the scheme before applying
Assistant Professor White Wins 2023 TaPRA Early Career Researcher Award
Dr. Bryony White, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies and Director of Graduate Studies at Warwick's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, has won the 2023 TaPRA Early Career Researcher Award for her article in the Summer issue of the peer-reviewed Art Journal, 'Returning to The Scene of the Crime: Gendered and Racialized Violence in Ana Mendieta's Rape Scene'.