Science & Theatre: Communicating Science and Technology with Performing Arts

There has been a growth in initiatives involving theatre, drama, and performance within science communication, but there is little scholarship exploring this phenomenon from a science communication perspective. Weitkamp and Almeida's book explores the richness and plurality of this universe, combining theory and practice, and presenting context, knowledge gaps, and new data. It acknowledges that the place of drama, theatre, and performance within science communication is uniquely influenced by local cultural practices, discourses, and expectations and takes a global perspective by analyzing data from an international survey and curating a collection of case studies on science-theatre projects undertaken around the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 11 August 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

There has been a notable surge in initiatives that incorporate theater, drama, and performance within the realm of science communication. However, there exists limited scholarly exploration of this phenomenon from a science communication perspective.

Weitkamp and Almeida, drawing from their distinct backgrounds in theater within the context of science communication, delve into initiatives that arise through dialogue between the arts and sciences, with the ultimate goal of engaging the public. They venture into the spaces occupied by museums, universities, research centers, as well as the realm of theater practitioners, exploring the vastness and diversity of this universe. By seamlessly blending theory and practice, they provide context, identify knowledge gaps, and present new data.

Recognizing that the position of drama, theater, and performance within science communication is uniquely shaped by local cultural practices, discourses, and expectations, the authors adopt a global perspective. Firstly, they analyze data from an international survey of practitioners, and secondly, they curate a collection of case studies on science-theater projects undertaken across the globe. The chapters in this book vividly illustrate the diverse range of forms and content that constitute contemporary science-theater within this context, while also characterizing theater produced within the realm of science communication, placing it within a broader context of science-theater.

Weight: 478g
Dimension: 161 x 239 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800436411