A challenge for you all

OK, IB Theatre bloggers, here is a challenge for you if you are brave enough. Professor Scott Walters of University of North Carolina has caused some ire this week amongst theatre bloggers by saying "To me, much of the theatrosphere seems flaccid, superficial, and intellectually lazy.”

Does this describe your blog journals? Does this describe your posts on this blog? If it doesn't, then can I suggest you go to his blog and tell him what you think, and maybe show him your work or thoughts?

http://theatreideas.blogspot.com/

If it does, then maybe you should listen to the man and do something about it.....

You can read other musings about Walters and other issues on the following blogs:

http://praxistheatre.blogspot.com/2008/09/flaccid-superficial-intellectually-lazy.html

http://nikku.net/blog/why-im-not-worried-about-a-sleeping-theatrosphere/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog

My Favourite things

Do you know about the Bhopal disaster?
Have a look at the yes men.

What do you think about their work? What might a critical thinker make of what they do? Let's engage our TOK brains to this one and question the ethics of what the yes men do. Is it justified when one considers what they are trying to achieve? Should what they do be monitored regulated in some way? Where is the border between theatre and activism? In an increasingly commercial theatre world, is this the only outlet for satire?

Read this review of a play which has caused ripples throughout UK society.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/aug/06/edinburghfestival.theatre2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2008/sep/16/theatre?gusrc=rss&feed=stage
Is this platform more effective than the yes men? Why? Or why not? Could you think of a way to produce theatre that changes the world? Should we be trying to change the world through theatre?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/video/2008/aug/08/deepcut.interview
I can hear someone humming 'supercallifrajilisticexpialidotious' as I write....

IB 2 Research Investigation

So, here's what we have so far:
Kevin: Musical theatre: Beggar's Opera Here are some links for you to follow:
Text Wikipedia entry (follow the external links for more information)
History of musicals
Paul: Elizabethan theatre: Dr Faustus here is a copy of the text and here is another one, featuring both of Marlowe's versions. Here is a good website on Elizabethan times and theatre.
Spyke and Joanna: Grand Guignol - wow, how exciting. This seems to be a great site for research - follow its links. Here is someone's livejournal entry, although remember that no sources are cited.
Lili and Sara: here are some scenarios for Commedia. Also check out Marco's DVD and website.

As well as reading your chosen text, you should be researching around the topic, finding out what information is available and waht is useful to you.

Don't forget that you are working as a dramaturg.

Good luck!

Spyke

I don't know how to put this on the links thingy =(

Spyke blogjournal: http://lycanthrop3.livejournal.com/

(if someone could tell me how to put this in the links thingy, i'd love you forever lol.. well, i'll be very thankful, at least lol.)