Projects
Alliance Research Group: Interplay of Theatre, Literature & Media in Performance Ghent University
In myth, the ancient muse Thalia is a worshipper of Dionysos and therefore closely related to theatrical festivities. Her name resembles the etymological origin of both 'theatre' and 'theory' (theoreia). The joint research group THALIA (UGent/VUB) aims at collective, intellectual exchange with regard to intermedial constellations of theatre, text and performance. Focusing on both contemporary performance art and history, the projects of our ...
Acting Like a Child? How do Professional Adult Theatre Makers Embody Children On Stage? University of Antwerp
The essay following the new documentary turn in performing arts: Tracing the essay in contemporary theatre and performance practices. Ghent University
In the 16th century, Michel de Montaigne developed the essay. This new literary genre was
characterized by the abrogation of judgment, the questioning of authority, the overlap between
fact and fiction, a mixing of styles and a heavy use of quotations. In an age marked by upheaval, he
tried through writing comprehend his superfluous time. To essay means to assay, to weigh but
also to challenge, to test and to attempt. ...
Between accessibility and aesthetics: the translator agency at work in multilingual, postdramatic theatre in Brussels Ghent University
Multilingual theatre in Brussels poses a heightened challenge to the contemporary theatre translator. This study analyses how dramaturgical considerations of multilingual performance texts motivate the selected translation modes and how the translator’s agency is conceptualized within the creative team. This multiple case-study of postdramatic performances by Brussels-based companies aims to provide practitioners with a framework for ...
A stage for the world: towards an inclusive theatre experience. University of Antwerp
Cultures of Spectacle. An interdisciplinary platform for historical research on film, theatre, dance and musical performance. University of Antwerp
Moving Language: An Investigation into Text's Kinetic Potential in Theatre. University of Antwerp
Slavery on Scene: Locating Dutch Theatre in the Abolitionist Debate (1775-1825) Ghent University
SoS is the first systematic study exploring the representation of slavery on the Dutch stage in an age of significant ideological and political change. Considering text and performance as equally important carriers of meaning, it will try to determine the position of theatre in the abolitionist debate, and shed light on the complexities of the abolitionist ideology of that time.