Performance and Migration

This third volume in the 4x45 series explores contemporary artists who have responded to various forms of migration in their theatre, performance, and multimedia work. It includes two lectures and two curated conversations with theatre-makers and artists, focusing on the artistic and political aspects of 'postmigration' and the racialized and gendered exclusions associated with navigating the industry for non-white female and non-white non-binary artists.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 110 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This third installment in the 4x45 series delves into some of the most cutting-edge and pressing performance work in contemporary theatre practice. As individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures traverse the globe, driven by a multitude of forces, this book explores contemporary artists who have responded to various forms of migration in their theatre, performance, and multimedia creations.

The volume comprises two lectures and two curated conversations with theatre-makers and artists. Danish scholar of contemporary visual culture, Anne Ring Petersen, highlights the artistic and political dimensions of 'postmigration' in an essay on the innovations of Shermin Langhoff at Berlin's Ballhaus Naunynstraße, as well as the decolonial work of Danish-Trinidadian artist Jeannette Ehlers. The racialized and gendered exclusions associated with navigating 'the industry for non-white female and non-white non-binary artists' are examined in Melbourne-based theatre scholar Paul Raes interview with two Australian performers of Indian heritage, Sonya Suares and Raina Peterson. UK playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson of Good Chance Theatre engage in a dialogue, as well as with their colleague, Iranian animator and illustrator Majid Adin. Emma Cox's essay on Irish artist Richard Mosses video installation, Incoming, explores thermographic 'heat signatures' as a means of seeing migrants and the urgent need to envision global climate change.

An accessible and forward-thinking exploration of one of contemporary performances most pressing influences, 4x45 | Performance and Migration serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, and Human Geography.

Weight: 112g
Dimension: 119 x 172 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032058962