Provides a survey of the history of first wave feminism in British theatre, from the London premiere of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in 1889 through the militant suffrage movement.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
The first book of the women’s liberation movement to put forth a feminist theory of politics.
Explores the links between race, sovereignty, and possession through themes of property: owning property, being property, and becoming propertyless.
We do not see empty figures and outlines; we do not move in straight lines. Everywhere we are surrounded by dapple; the geometry of our embodied lives is curviform, meandering, bi-pedal. Our personal worlds are timed, inter-positional, and contingent. But nowhere in the language of cartography and design do these ordinary experiences appear.
The recent surge of interest in 1980s AIDS activists, shows how art can effect real change. Looking back also reveals how narrow current definitions of healthcare are and encourages us to agitate for a more diverse future.
Part of Library of Perfmorming Rights (P3041)
Exhibition catalogue, 08 September – 03 November 2018, John Hansard Gallery.
Newspaper created and published through the four-day programme exploring the interconnections of art, activism, performance, politics, health and print.
Bringing together the voices of dance-artists, scholars, teachers and choreographers, the book looks at a range of performing arts from dancehall to ballet, providing valuable insights into dance theory, performance, pedagogy, identity and culture.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Tells the stories of minoritarian artists who mobilize performance to produce freedom and sustain life in the face of subordination, exploitation, and annihilation.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Documents an international artistic research project initiated by Norwegian Theatre Academy/Østfold University College.