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- Title
Covid, Crisis and Prognosis: Prospecting the Future of Theatre.
- Authors
Balme, Christopher
- Abstract
In this article I discuss the current Covid-19 crisis in relation to an intensified reflection about the future of theatre. The argument proceeds via a review of crisis theory to a discussion of recent research into futurity, especially the idea of prospection. Specifically, I shall examine the interrelationship between crisis and prognosis as it pertains to theatre and the performing arts. Material is drawn from a database currently being assembled within the framework of the research project "Krisengefüge der Künste" which is collating public discourse on how the pandemic is affecting the performing arts. A comparison is made between discourses in the UK and Germany which leads to some final reflections on how such discussions may impact on the institutional legitimacy of publicly funded theatre.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; ORGANIZATIONAL legitimacy; THEATERS
- Publication
Forum Modernes Theater, 2021, Vol 32, Issue 2, p178
- ISSN
0930-5874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/fmt.2021.0016