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It's no Joke in Petticoats: Polar Theatre and Contemporary Site-specific Performance
The impacts of extreme climatic conditions on performers and audiences – in historic polar theatre and in recent site-specific performances. A lecture by Mike Pearson.
In the 19th century, British polar expeditions staged theatre performances in extreme circumstances. Some recent site-specific performances have occupied equally testing environments; others have designed scenographies with active elements – wind, rain, snow. Mike Pearson considers the impacts of such climatic conditions upon performers and audiences, upon activities and their reception.
The impacts of extreme climatic conditions on performers and audiences – in historic polar theatre and in recent site-specific performances.
Mike Pearson, PQ Talks: It's no Joke in Petticoats: Polar Theatre and Contemporary Site-specific Performance, 20th June, from 4 p. m., The Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace
photo: Cliff McLucas
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