FILM: Cork's World Theatre 2012 - Translation, Adaptation, Performance

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The film outlines stages of a project involving the translation/adaptation of leading Swiss dramatist, Thomas Hürlimann's Das Einsiedler Welttheater, a spectacular piece of apocalyptic theatre designed for community performance in Einsiedeln (Switzerland) over the summer of 2007 where it attracted audiences of some 60.000 people. The first English-language performances took place at University College Cork (Ireland) in November/December 2010. The translation has been published as World Theatre: Translation-Adaptation-Production. For further details regarding this publication see: http://www.schibri.de/?a=bookviewer&ISBN=978-3-86863-083-1

 

Funded by Office of Media and Communications, UCC.

Period1 Jan 2012

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  • TitleFILM: Cork's World Theatre 2012 - Translation, Adaptation, Performance
    Media name/outletUniversity College Cork, Youtube
    Media typeFilm
    Duration/Length/Size25:23
    Country/TerritoryIreland
    Date1/01/12
    DescriptionThe film outlines stages of a project involving the translation/adaptation of leading Swiss dramatist, Thomas Hürlimann's Das Einsiedler Welttheater, a spectacular piece of apocalyptic theatre designed for community performance in Einsiedeln (Switzerland) over the summer of 2007 where it attracted audiences of some 60.000 people. The first English-language performances took place at University College Cork (Ireland) in November/December 2010.
    Producer/AuthorManfred Schewe
    URLyoutu.be/sEBX1-lB6Ak
    PersonsManfred Schewe, Stephen Boyd
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