As part of Tiger Dublin Fringe, from the acclaimed company that gave you Act Without Words II, Rough for Theatre I and Fizzles, the astonishing Beckett in the City project continues with Beckett’s women. Directed by Sarah Jane Scaife and featuring leading Irish performers, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Michelle …
ISTR runs an annual essay competition for New Scholars. There is no set theme for this competition; rather, candidates are encouraged to submit work drawing on their current research. New research, or essays developed from papers presented at the preceding conference are welcome. The New Scholars’ Prize is awarded to …
Tradition, Transition and Transformation: Performance and Cultural Dynamics The Institute of Technology, Tralee in association with the Irish Society for Theatre Research Friday 22nd May and Saturday 23rd May 2015 IT Tralee, Solás Building, North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry The Book of Abstracts (pdf) is now available for download. …
Some food for thought in advance of Saturday’s Comedy Working Group at ISTR 2015 Annual Conference: Can you think of a text or ‘performance’ that you would point to as a prime example of definitive cultural humour on any scale (from the national to the local)? Can you remember …
Special Issue: Humour and Social Media Editor: Dr Eric Weitz, Trinity College Dublin Now accepting abstract submissions for a special issue of the European Journal of Humour Research, titled, ‘Humour and Social Media’. The proliferation and widespread use of social media like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Snapchat, …
Tradition, Transition and Transformation: Performance and Cultural Dynamics The Institute of Technology, Tralee in association with the Irish Society for Theatre Research SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Solás Building, North Campus, IT Tralee, Dromtacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry. FRIDAY 22nd MAY 2014 12.30-1.30pm – Lunch – Canteen Area Business & Information Technology Building …
In order to facilitate interaction among members or anyone interested in Comedy & Performance, Dr Eric Weitz has created a Facebook Group. Please, feel free to join the conversation. The ISTR Working Group on Comedy is for anyone interested in the fact that people laugh and (perhaps more …
Tradition, Transition and Transformation: Performance and Cultural Dynamics The Institute of Technology, Tralee in association with the Irish Society for Theatre Research Friday 22nd May and Saturday 23rd May 2015 IT Tralee, Solás Building, North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry This year, the ISTR Annual Conference will address …
The Performance Philosophy Working Group of ISTR will hold its first meeting of 2015 at the ISTR conference in the Institute for Technology, Tralee (22-23 May 2015) with the aim of developing a series of productive questions that “triangulate” between Performance ʻas a site of cultural tradition, transition and …
Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy examines the comic tradition of stand-up in and from modern-day Ireland. Using critical analyses of comedians including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Maeve Higgins, Susanne Colleary’s engaging new book explores the role of stand-up in contemporary culture and examines the role …
