East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) supports the
development of contemporary performing arts (dance and theatre)
in 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Other Publications on Performing Arts
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Other publications on performing arts in Central and Eastern Europe
Books
Romanian Performing Arts. Perspectives. 2015–2016
The publication brings together a range of different points of view which together paint a comprehensive—albeit not exhaustive— picture of the performing arts in Romania in recent years. Using both words and images, it covers the most important trends in terms of cultural policy and artistic themes, while also providing an account of the ideas that have circulated and continue to circulate in the field, of landmark performances and the venues where they were staged, as well as of the Romanian actors, directors and writers who enjoyed most success among the public and critics.
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While thinking about notions of the ‘local’, the ‘regional’ and the ‘authentic’ in a social and economic context, one sees these terms becoming increasingly blurred. What remains when the ‘local’ turns out to be a mere product? How does this constant shift between locations, contexts and cultures influence artists’ work? How do these artists elaborate their ways of communicating their practice, while challenging the status of mobility, instability, being-in-motion? Where are the centre and peripheries and how do they influence working conditions? Is the East still running after the West? And what does ‘the East’ mean, after all?
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Other publications
- An Introduction to Slovak Independent Theatre by Alžbeta Rusnáková at HowlRound.com
- Publications by IETM - International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts