Being There: After-Proceedings of the 2006 Conference of the Australasian Association for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies: Recent submissions
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Performing Victory: The Different Kind of War of Bush 43
Published 2008-06-20In the pieces to camera that George W. Bush has delivered since 9/11, the ideals of “victory” and “freedom” have driven the arguments for initiating, prolonging and sustaining belligerent action—bello jus—against a number ...Open AccessConference paper -
'More Than Common Tall': Measuring up to the 'Real' Rosalind in Australia
Published 2008-06-17There is no record of performance history for 'As You Like It' prior to the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, critical reviews of contemporary productions trade persistently in the notion of a 'real' Rosalind by whose ...Open AccessConference paper -
Up and Down Diotima's Staircase: Space and Metaphysics in Symbolist and Expressionist Theatre
Published 2008-06-17The Staircase is particularly resonant as a meeting place of metaphysics and theatrical practice. In this paper I use the framework provided by ‘Diotima’s staircase’ – a concept from Plato’s Symposium – to examine the ...Open AccessConference paper -
Wagner and the Little Balletmaster That Could
Published 2008-06-17Theatre history accounts of the nineteenth-century always throw up the names of two geniuses of the German theatre who made significant reforms to the theatre of their day: Richard Wagner and the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Renaissance in the Regions: The HotHouse Theatre Artistic Directorate
Published 2008-06-17In its nine year life to date HotHouse Theatre has become one of the leading regional theatres in Australia with a varied program of work, consistently high audience numbers, well-developed management practices, and a ...Open AccessConference paper