Beyond the Gaze. Translations as a Norm-Critical Praxis in Theatre for Children and Young.
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https://doi.org/10.7146/nts.v28i1.23976Keywords:
Theatrical translation, feminist translation theory, norm critical pedagogy, desire, children’s theatre, youth theatre, gender, sensorium, agential realism, materialismAbstract
This article is based on the project Experimental theatre:. Intersectional encounters between dramatic art, school and academia, financed by the Swedish Research Council. It is an action research project on interactive dramatic art based at ung scen/öst (Östgötateatern), an experimental theatre group for children and young people.. with Malin Axelsson is the group’sas artistic director. Project manager Anna Lundberg has a background in drama studies and gender studies.
The troika of dramatic art-school-academia provides an empirical focus, coupled with a closer analysis of the artistic processes between children and adults based on productions by ung scen/öst.
What happens with the staging when the method involves open collaboration and shared learning? How is knowledge and meaning negotiated in artistic endeavours The project includes two performances and a publication. The project received financial support from the Swedish Research Council for the period 2012–2013.
This article focuses on translation practices at ung scen/öst, the creative processes within the project built by the group as a form, i.e. director, ensemble (actors), researcher and other members of the artistic team exploring ideas and expressions and creating theatre together.
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