Amine: The international debates on the politics of intercultural theatre practices have not only critiqued such artistic ‘syncretism’ and negotiations, but articulated an optimistic belief in the achievability of a common “interweaving” across worldwide performance cultures. Erika Fischer-Lichte is justly and internationally acclaimed as an exemplary demystifier – the thinker …
Read More »The SECOND ISSUE LAUNCHED – IN MEMORIAM: TAYEB SADDIKI
The Arab Journal of Performance Studies has just launched the second issue, referring to the period from January- June 2016. The issued is an Obituary dedicated to Tayeb Saddiki and the re-invention of tradition in contemporary Moroccan theatre, comprising trilingual papers by researchers from Morocco, France, Egypt, Iraq, and USA. …
Read More »Terror and Performance. By Rustom Bharucha.
Reviewed by Khalid Amine Terror and Performance is an incredibly well-researched book that ushers in vigorous intellectual stimulation, but also appeals emotionally to its implied readers. Bharucha’s intense and provocative configuration of terror is haunted by memories of his production of Genet’s The Maids in Manila at a theatre venue …
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