Teater

Hvad skal vi egentlig med teatret? Og hvilken historie om os selv gemmer der sig i samtidens teater? I otte stærkt personlige essays inviterer forfatteren os via punktnedslag i sin 35-årige karriere ind i teatrets magiske nedsmeltnings- og omsmeltningsmaskine. En kærlighedserklæring til skuespilleriets besværligheder, skrevet af en af landets mest markante teaterstemmer.

I sin dramatik har Svend Åge Madsen været vidt omkring i medier og genrer, fra hørespillets usynlige stemmer til iøjnefaldende scener, fra det intime kammerspil til det grotesk myldrende total-teater og operaen som Gesamtkunstwerk. Hans dramaer er på samme tid underholdende og urovækkende, fyldt med følelser og filosofi. De dristigeforsøg med nye dramatiske former har altid eksistentielbetydning og er båret af en dyb respekt for dramaets essens: den dramatiske handling, der konfronterer os med vanskelige livsvalg og mennesker i krise.Stemmen, scenen og sangen er den første samlede fremstilling af Svend Åge Madsens dramatik. Bogen rummerlæsninger og karakteristikker af alle hans opførte dramatiskeværker, både radiospil og andre former for audiodrama, tv-dramaer, skuespil for scene og operaer – og udfylder en tom plads i dansk litteraturhistorie.Klart formuleret og henvendt til alle lader bogen tæppet gå op og sætter spotlys på Svend Åge Madsens fascinerendedramatiske verden.

’"Jeg har aldrig hørt ham sige noget ondskabsfuldt om andre." Det er den replik der er gået hyppigst igen, når jeg har været ude og snakke med folk, der har kendt ham. Et smukt eftermæle, vil jeg mene.’Gennem samtaler med folk, der har kendt Poul Reichhardt (1913-1985), og et grundigt kig på hans livsforløb, fortæller Carsten Borch historien om en af danmarkshistoriens mest folkekære skuespillere og instruktører. Bogen fortæller om hans ukuelige gåpåmod, der fik ham frem i teater- og filmbranchen, selvom han igen og igen fik at vide, at han på trods af sit kønne udseende ikke ejede skyggen af talent. Carsten Borch tegner et alsidigt og smukt portræt af en af sine egne store helte, som kom til at betyde så meget for så mange mennesker.Carsten Borch (f. 1970) er en dansk forfatter, foredragsholder og iværksætter. Han har udgivet flere bøger og arrangeret læseklubber rundt omkring på virksomheder. Carsten Borch står blandt andet bag en biografi om den danske skuespiller Poul Reichhardt.

Der gik rystelser gennem branchen, da Birgitte Reimer i 1964 forlod dansk film og teater.Hun var kun 38 og havde arbejdet med alle koryfæerne – fra Dirch Passer til Bodil Udsen – men var træt af at spille duller i netstrømper og ønskede et liv ude af offentlighedens søgelys.Baseret på samtaler med Birgitte Reimer fortæller denne biografi historien om den teatertossede bankdirektørdatter, der i befrielsesdagene 1945 slipper gennem nåleøjet til Det Kongelige Teaters elevskole og i de festlige efterkrigsår katapulteres til revydronning.Hun filmer for Bergman, danser i Cranks og synger lungerne ud i Laser og pjalter. Men det er revyviserne, der gør hende til folkeeje – ikke mindst Så ta’r vi den én gang til for prins Knud. Reimer fortæller om den lette genre, som er så svær, og udfordringerne ved at få et familieliv til at fungere ved siden af. Og om sit liv i Sydfrankrig, hvor hun til sin egen overraskelse – og med paparazzier i hælene – ender bag kødgryderne som i Ballings Vi som går køkkenvejen.

"IN THE UPPER ROOM" is a biblical one-act drama that theatricalizes the events surrounding the Passover meal Jesus shared with his disciples the night before he was crucified. This high-energy play can utilize as many as 13 male actors. In the third original production, the director used both men and women to make up the 13 cast members.

The Infinite Monkey Theorem is an idea frequently encountered in mass market science books, discourse on Intelligent Design, and debates on the merits of writing produced by chatbots. According to the Theorem, an infinite number of typing monkeys will eventually generate the works of Shakespeare. Shakespeare and Nonhuman Intelligence is a metaphysical analysis of the Bard's function in the Theorem in various contexts over the past century. Beginning with early-twentieth century astrophysics and ending with twenty-first century AI, it traces the emergence of Shakespeare as the embattled figure of writing in the age of machine learning, bioinformatics, and other alleged crimes against the human organism. In an argument that pays close attention to computer programs that instantiate the Theorem, including one by biologist Richard Dawkins, and to references in publications on Intelligent Design, it contends that Shakespeare performs as an interface between the human and our Others: animal, god, machine.

This Element offers suggestions for how teachers might re-think the ways in which they present Shakespeare performed to their students particularly as a powerful way of building personal and critical responses to the plays.

Shakespeare in Paradise is a theatre festival held every October in Nassau, Bahamas. Part of its mission is to develop new works and new talent for Bahamian theatre. Short Tales was established in 2018 as a part of that endeavour.Short Tales is an evening of seven new plays by novice authors, directed by early-career directors. The directors work with Shakespeare in Paradise resident directors, learning the process of preparing an original piece for the stage. Writers' work is workshopped collaboratively-the Short Tales company incorporates a mixture of veteran and novice actors, directors, and tech and stage crew.

Durch den teils massiven Publikumsschwund nach der Pandemie stellt sich die Frage, ob diese als Brandbeschleuniger gewirkt hat für bereits vorhandene Trends. Der Autor geht dem nach anhand der Besuchszahlen bis zur letzten vollständigen vorpandemischen Spielzeit 2018/19. Er zeigt historische Zeitreihen zu Sparten- und Personalentwicklung, Vertriebskanälen und den Einnahmen. Die Theaterstatistik des Bühnenvereins dient vielen Entscheidungsträgern als Grundlage für z.B. kulturpolitische Steuerungen, obwohl sie nicht die komplette deutsche Theaterlandschaft abbildet. Deshalb beleuchtet der Autor weitere Anbieter. Da die Theaterstatistik große kulturpolitische Bedeutung hat, gibt es zum Schluss einige Vorschläge für die Zukunft.

"Only Idle Chatter" contains over 65 texts ranging from historical insights to production details, from personal reflections to high-spirited entertainments. They are reprinted substantially as they appeared in Gilbert & Sullivan Austin newsletters and programs from 2010 to 2020 and were designed to create interest in playgoers new to Gilbert & Sullivan as well as to engage seasoned Savoyards. President Emerita Libby Weed provides a foreword, and Ralph MacPhail, Jr., adds an introduction with acknowledgments, notes on the texts for which there was no room in their original, ephemeral publication, and an extensive list of references and suggestions for further reading. "Everyone will learn something new from the apparently ephemeral pieces in this book. They are full of insight and understanding and, above all, joy." --Andrew Crowther, author of "Gilbert of Gilbert & Sullivan" and "Contradiction Contradicted"; Secretary, The W. S. Gilbert Society "An enjoyable read, 'Only Idle Chatter' is an interesting and above all affectionate insight into the art of effectively, and with honesty, producing a Gilbert script. From practical backstage traffic control issues to the touchier matters of navigating outdated or obscure references, MacPhail lets us in on the research and thought required for understanding a Savoy opera, without getting bogged down in academic detail or minutiae." --Dr. Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, Music Director and Conductor, Gilbert & Sullivan Austin "Ralph MacPhail, Jr., combines deep knowledge about Gilbert and Sullivan and their works with an erudite yet accessible writing style. His descriptions and analyses enhance the enjoyment that G&S provides to even the casual Savoyard." --Diane Radin, President, Gilbert & Sullivan Austin "In 'Only Idle Chatter,' Ralph MacPhail, Jr., brings unassuming expertise and a good-natured humor to his treatment of 10 Savoy operas and seven G&S-related rarities." --Gayden Wren, author of "A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan"

One of the renowned playwrights of Odisha, Shankar Prasad Tripathy's Nabakalebara is a historical play. It's so vast that all other cultures can confluence in its perennial streams of human values. Its universality and all-embracing approach appeal to people worldwide forever. 'Why we celebrate Nabakalebar' is foregrounded and well-substantiated thematically in the play. The ideas mapped in this work of art can be critically analyzed as follows: (1) the human desire for territorial expansion as in the character of Akbar, the Great and Mukunda Deva, to some extent because of his alliance with Rudranarayan of Bhurishrestha of the 'Land of Banga' to fight against Suleiman Karrani, the King of 'Gouda Land' (2) The primal instinct of love obliterating social boundaries persists between Kalapahada, commander-in-Chief of the combined force of the King of Kalinga and Bhurishrestha and Gulnaz, the daughter of Suleiman Karrani, of 'Land of Gouda' (3) the traumatic experiences of the protagonist lacking spiritual bliss, after fulfilling his love-marriage with Gulnaz and his subsequent revengeful acts against the deities and the people of Odisha, (4) Reinstallation of Brahmas in the idols and their mounting on the bejewelled throne (Ratnasinghashana) at the Jagannatha Temple, Puri reaffirms and rejuvenates faith in the people again that Brahma (Supreme Soul) is One and only One, eternal and can't be destroyed by anybody and anything in the material world. That's why, Kalapahada, at last broke apart, while trying to burn in fire. Jagannatha is the root cause of everything happening in the world. His blessing helps the people move forward in day-to-day life.The Nabakalebara festival is deeply rooted in the psyches of the people who love the Jagannatha cult. It's similar to the demise and rebirth of life in all religions of the world. It happens every twelve years. Anything that comes out of this earth is subject to decay and change. The external bodily forms of the idols are buried under the soil in Koilibaikuntha, Puri, whereas the Brahma remains intact and installed again in the newly made wooden idols. There is one and only one Brahma in the world. That can't be drowned in water, burnt in fire; that can't be severed or split and will remain unaltered for ages. Once the idols are half-burnt and thrown into the sea, they can't be worshipped. The new idols (Darubrahmas) are installed and mounted on the (Ratnasinghasana) bejewelled throne at Jagannatha Temple, Puri. Selection of Darus as per the order of Goddess Mangala, and its felling after chanting the mantras, and performing Yajna, transferring the Darus loaded on bullock carts to Jagannatha Temple, Puri, and replacing older idols by the newer ones, and lastly the installing Brahmas in the newer Darus are the processes related to Nabakalebara ceremony.

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In requiring artificial light, the early modern indoor theatre had to interrupt the action so that the candles could be attended to, if necessary. This Element explores how the interval affected composition and stagecraft and how amphitheatre plays were converted for indoor performance (and vice versa).

The author brings a career of academic and professional directing experience to inform readers how to select, prepare, and mount a production for the stage. At the same time, he expresses the disciplines, joys, and rigors of the faith-based walk as a framework for this creative journey. The author's exploration of the aesthetic requisites for stage directing are combined with a consideration of what it means to be a practicing artist under God's creative mandate. He demonstrates how one's worldview as a believer in Jesus Christ finds reflection in a world of visual and aural metaphors within a stage production.

In Mendocino, California, a hippie man in a hippie van spends his years in the company of trees and passersby. MENDOCINO explores the cyclical nature of companionship and the misconception that love thrives without sacrifice.

La escritura de cada artículo devela un posicionamiento personal que da cuenta del compromiso de las y los artistas-pedagogos que escriben este libro, el cómo a partir de sus propios intereses y búsquedas de prácticas que amplíen sus campos de acción son llevadas a cabo en ejercicios escénicos artísticos y pedagógicos. Es así como se despliegan ante nuestros ojos temas como la máscara, el circo, la actuación, reflexiones acerca de la pedagogía, ejercicios escénicos en las escuelas, la voz, el caminar y el resistir. Todas temáticas y problemáticas tratadas a partir de una mirada contemporánea y comprometida con la realidad sociopolítica-cultural.

"Perhaps today we learn the answer to one of humanity's biggest and most universally, yes, if I may say so, a UNIVERSALLY shared question: ARE WE ALONE?"Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, got his hands on a flying saucer after it crash landed on June 13, 1933.Together, Mussolini and the Pope (Pius XI, first Sovereign of Vatican City), must keep this alien intelligence top secret from the world, at all costs...OGGETTO METALLICO is a KNOCKOUT OF THE PARK in more ways than one... A SMASHING NEW COMEDY; the JOKE'S ON US...THE POPE: My God, look at yourselves! Look at what we have become! The alien wasn't our problem. For millennia, the aliens have never been our problem... Our problem is recognizing every being's inalienable right to Peace and Dignity! Perhaps, millennia from now, when we master our understanding of this, we will be civilized enough to become free citizens, not of nations, or even of Earth, but free citizens of the Universe!(Beat.)MUSSOLINI: What you just said should be quoted somewhere.THE POPE: Thank you.REDACTED: But it won't be quoted somewhere, or anywhere else. And that goes for all of you. REDACTED REDACTED REDACTEDPEDRO: I wish you good luck.REDACTEDBEAUTIFUL WOMAN: But this man is dead? And he was flying? Like, elevating?REDACTEDPETTYBONE: My wife throws things all the time...REDACTEDHARVEY: Say more about this piano-playing chicken...UNINTELLIGIBLELookit: we may move on with our lives, if we can, but we can never tell another soul on Earth about THIS. Ever. The only thing you can ever say you saw here was an oggetto metallico.(Echoes) oggetto metallico, a metal object, possibly a meteor...REDACTEDMUSSOLINI: I will have you SHOT.

Viola didn't survive the shipwreck.This is what happens to Shakespeare's original text of TWELFTH NIGHT when its heroine, its 'beating heart,' is marauding through it as a ZOMBIE.WARNING: Let all who read this know that Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is a masterful comedy from the greatest English playwright of all time, perhaps Shakespeare's finest comedy, which Twelfth Night of the Living Dead does not intend to modernize or (belches) improve. However,When it strikes you that the original text can and does survive as one-by-one its characters are turning into zombies... And when it becomes clear that the sheer self-involvement of some characters transcends all need for earthly dialogue... And when one of the characters has been famously threatening revenge for more than 400 years... ...it seems like a worthwhile endeavor to massacre (not just cut) Shakespeare's text in order to see the silly creature-feature 'show within the show.' "If music be the FOOD of LOVE," Slay On.

Badpuppy MagazineAuthor of the eleven volume Whatever Became of…? series, interviews and stories with and about the great actors and actresses of yesteryear, Richard Lamparski reveals incredible, but true, heretofore untold stories of some of the stellar stars he has met, some of whom became good friends and others who did not. With other 40 illustrations and fascinating stories, Richard kicks some closet doors wide open, reveals the dirt on others, and praises some of the celebrities any gay person of worth will know about to some degree. If you want an intimate look deep inside Hollywood, told with great skill, humor and empathy, add this wonderful book to your "must-read" list. With chapter titles like "The Queen of Sex," "The Absolute Worst Story I know," "A Rainy Afternoon in Beverly Hills," and "Lassie's Master," how could you pass this one by? Hollywood Diary is definitely a keeper!Movie MemoriesYet another great read has come my way with the newly published Hollywood Diary, Twelve Untold Tales by Richard Lamparski (best known for his excellent series of books entitled Whatever Became of…?). Once I started this fascinating 175 page tome, I just couldn't put it down, with its untold tales of the likes of Patsy Kelly, Gary Cooper, Robert Taylor, Mae West, Rock Hudson, Zeppo Marx, Pola Negri, Martin Kosleck, Darla Hood (of Our Gang), Richard Cromwell and a most touching story of the casting of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath - a choice between Jane Darwell and Beulah Bondi, two of Hollywood's best character actresses ever. There are several "eyebrow lifting" moments here and there, but overall it is always highly entertaining, and illustrated throughout. I highly recommend this book, and can't wait to read Mr. Lamparski's companion volume, entitled Manhattan Diary which promises to be another frank and explosive read.

Explores the value of Shakespeare for theatrical businesspeople and audiences in nineteenth-century New York City.

This Element is of the eighteenth-century performance history of The Fair Penitent demonstrates the interrelation of print and performance and models how readers can recover elements of performance through close attention to text.

Avis aux professeurs de théâtre et aux élèves qui ont envie de jouer toutes les émotions, en passant du rire aux larmes, en interprétant le rôle de deux frères au caractère complètement opposé ! Ces deux-là ne s'entendent pas, mais alors absolument pas ! Attention : fous rires garantis !