THALIA - Interplay of Theatre, Literature & Media in Performance

THALIA
Department(s) 
Department of History
Department of Literary Studies
Department of Art, music and theatre sciences
Other institution(s) 
CLIC (VUB)
TALK (VUB)
Research Language 
Research Methodology 
Tags 
Performance studies
Dramaturgy
Intermedial theatre
Theatre history
Choreography
Performativity

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About

In myth, the ancient muse Thalia is a worshipper of Dionysos and therefore closely related to theatrical festivities. Her name resembles the etymological origin of both 'theatre' and 'theory' (theoreia). The joint research group THALIA (UGent/VUB) aims at collective, intellectual exchange with regard to intermedial constellations of theatre, text and performance. Focusing on both contemporary performance art and history, the projects of our joint research group fit into one or more of the following research lines: theatre texts/text theatricality, dramaturgy, (inter)mediality and performativity.

Tackling the interconnectedness of dramatic and other theatre texts and various ways of media/mediality in performance, we approach these research lines from the perspectives of Literary, Theatre, Performance and Media Studies.

Researchers

Members

External(s)

Marissia Fragkou

School of Music and Performing Arts - Canterbury Christ Church University

Karen Jürs-Munby

Lancaster Insitute for the Contemporary Arts - Lancaster University

Ronald Geerts

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Mathias Meert

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Klaas Tindemans

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, RITCS

Karel Vanhaesebrouck

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, RITCS

Janine Hauthal

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Hans Vandevoorde

TALK - Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Christophe Collard

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Yana Meerzon

University of Ottawa
Publications
Selected publications. For a complete list of publications, please refer to the profile pages of individual members.
Projects

PhD research