The article deals with the relationship between actors/singers and spectators in mediatized versi... more The article deals with the relationship between actors/singers and spectators in mediatized versions of theatreand opera. A critical survey of these new genres constitutes the basis for a theoretical discussion about theliveness of theatrical experience, with references to texts by Auslander, Benjamin and Fischer-Lichte
kun skrive ganske kort da jeg er aldeles optagen af teaterprøver«, heter det i et brev fra Henrik... more kun skrive ganske kort da jeg er aldeles optagen af teaterprøver«, heter det i et brev fra Henrik Ibsen til hustruen Suzannah, skrevet i Kristiania januar 1895. 1 På dette tidspunkt var Ibsen en verdensberømt dramatiker, men interessen for iscenesettelse og skuespillerkunst var åpenbart stadig levende. Min tese-som jeg vil argumentere for både i denne artikkelen og i min kommende bok-er da også at Ibsen gjennom nesten hele sin karriere tenkte og skrev som en erfaren teatermann. 2
Recovering the ‘lost’ female tradition has been one of the explicit goals of feminist scholarship... more Recovering the ‘lost’ female tradition has been one of the explicit goals of feminist scholarship in theatre history. Live Hov’s essay is a contribution to that line of research, focusing on the first female performers in the ‘illegitimate’ genres of Greek and Roman theatre. By surveying a number of relevant texts, she shows how these important ‘firsts’ are a neglected area in the theatre and performance studies curriculum. Specialized works by classical scholars provide more evidence on the matter, however, and in the second part of the essay Hov sketches the professional activities and social status of the first female performers. Finally she views the topic through the concept of the gaze, showing how the female performers of antiquity were the first ‘objects’ of the gaze, which in turn contributed to the persistent notion of the promiscuous actress. Live Hov is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Oslo, formerly holding a similar position at the University of Copenh...
The article deals with the relationship between actors/singers and spectators in mediatized versi... more The article deals with the relationship between actors/singers and spectators in mediatized versions of theatreand opera. A critical survey of these new genres constitutes the basis for a theoretical discussion about theliveness of theatrical experience, with references to texts by Auslander, Benjamin and Fischer-Lichte
kun skrive ganske kort da jeg er aldeles optagen af teaterprøver«, heter det i et brev fra Henrik... more kun skrive ganske kort da jeg er aldeles optagen af teaterprøver«, heter det i et brev fra Henrik Ibsen til hustruen Suzannah, skrevet i Kristiania januar 1895. 1 På dette tidspunkt var Ibsen en verdensberømt dramatiker, men interessen for iscenesettelse og skuespillerkunst var åpenbart stadig levende. Min tese-som jeg vil argumentere for både i denne artikkelen og i min kommende bok-er da også at Ibsen gjennom nesten hele sin karriere tenkte og skrev som en erfaren teatermann. 2
Recovering the ‘lost’ female tradition has been one of the explicit goals of feminist scholarship... more Recovering the ‘lost’ female tradition has been one of the explicit goals of feminist scholarship in theatre history. Live Hov’s essay is a contribution to that line of research, focusing on the first female performers in the ‘illegitimate’ genres of Greek and Roman theatre. By surveying a number of relevant texts, she shows how these important ‘firsts’ are a neglected area in the theatre and performance studies curriculum. Specialized works by classical scholars provide more evidence on the matter, however, and in the second part of the essay Hov sketches the professional activities and social status of the first female performers. Finally she views the topic through the concept of the gaze, showing how the female performers of antiquity were the first ‘objects’ of the gaze, which in turn contributed to the persistent notion of the promiscuous actress. Live Hov is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Oslo, formerly holding a similar position at the University of Copenh...
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