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Magic and Horror: Sound and Music in Theatres of the Past

Magic and Horror: Sound and Music in Theatres of the Past

65m 0s

in this episode, David talks to Anna Ricke about her research on sound and music in Gothic Plays and Melodrama and to Julia H. Schröder on historical handbooks on magic performances and what they reveal about the significance of sound effects on/off stage.

Sound-led Performance

Sound-led Performance

73m 38s

In this episode David talks to two artist/scholars, who create and research sound-led forms of performance: Julie Rose Bower and Yaron Shyldkrot. The conversation addresses their creative work, aspects of theatre in the dark, Foley work, sound as touch, ASMR, and the ethics of sound design.

ICHNEUTAI by Sophocles – the invention of (theatre) music?

ICHNEUTAI by Sophocles – the invention of (theatre) music?

63m 21s

In this episode, Millie Taylor and David Roesner talk to Konstantinos Thomaidis about his research and creative practice in connection with Mikhail Marmarinos' production of Sophocles' ICHNEUTAI (Trackers) in 2021.

Memory and Sound, Voice and Archeology

Memory and Sound, Voice and Archeology

68m 39s

in this episode, we will focus on the connection of memory and sound, with a particular focus also on what role voice plays in the construction of a shared past We will touch on questions of identity, community, and performance in relation to things past and potentially lost.

Collaborative resonance

Collaborative resonance

69m 24s

In this episode, Bella Merlin and David Roesner reflect on their transatlantic collaborations on the one-woman show "Tilly No-Body: Catastrophes of Love" (Davis (CA), 2010), "Singing the Document" (Munich 2016) and "20:20 Vision" (LA/Online, 2020/2021). In all three the sought to mix music, sound, and storytelling with techniques from verbatim theatre. In all three they produced both creative and research outcomes, seeking to develop new forms of disseminating their results and findings.

Pop and Experiment: New impulses for (music) theatre

Pop and Experiment: New impulses for (music) theatre

59m 23s

This conversation was recorded at the Schall und Rausch Festival for brand-new music theatre, Komische Oper Berlin.
It took place at the festival venue, Schwuz Neukölln, Berlin on 25 Feb 2023
With Bronwyn Lace, Nhlanhla Mahlangu and Mirjam Schaub, hosted by Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar

Pop and Sound. Theatre, Music Theatre, Gig Theatre

Pop and Sound. Theatre, Music Theatre, Gig Theatre

47m 42s

This conversation was recorded at the Schall und Rausch Festival for brand-new music theatre, Komische Oper Berlin. It took place at the festival venue, Schwuz Neukölln, Berlin on 19 Feb 2023

Active Aurality

Active Aurality

45m 38s

During the global pandemic theatre-making and research practices drew particular attention to aurality. From the relocation of ‘live’ performance into ‘audio’ art, to the conscious ‘tuning in’ to the sound of online theatre – audiences and researchers alike re-engaged with the possibilities of sound and listening in theatre production. The concomitant reconfiguring of listening as a part of the methodology of making and research was, in turn, also inspired by new sound-led theatre practices that emerged in response to the contemporary moment. Focusing on UK examples of works that responded to the sonic possibilities of theatre during the pandemic, i.e....

Book launch: Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC

Book launch: Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC

42m 44s

In today's episode, you will hear my conversation with Prof. Millie Taylor from the University of Amsterdam about her groundbreaking book from 2018 "Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC. Macbeth to Matilda." Enjoy this episode!