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Performance in an Age of Precarity

40 Reflections

By: Maddy Costa,Andy Field

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Performance in an Age of Precarity

40 Reflections

By: Maddy Costa,Andy Field

This magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked. A very precious book in our precarious times." Vicky Featherstone An anthology of critical essays that draw on a decade of the authors thinking, writing about and working within contemporary performance as critics, producers, dramaturgs, makers, archivists and more. Together, the 40 essays sketch a map of the contemporary performance landscape from avant-garde dance to live art to independent theatre, tracing the contours of its themes, aims, desires and relationship to the wider worlds of mainstream theatre, art and politics. Each essay focuses on a particular artist and these include Bryony Kimmings, Dickie Beau, Forced Entertainment, Scottee, Selina Thompson, Tania El Khoury and Uninvited Guests. Reflecting the radical nature of the work considered, the authors attempt to find a new vocabulary and a non-conventional way of considering live performance in these essays. As both a fresh survey of contemporary performance and an exploration of how to think and write about upstream and avant-garde work, this book should be an essential resource for students, artists and audiences, as well as an accessible entry point for anyone curious to know about the beautiful and strange things happening beyond the UK's theatrical mainstream.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350190659

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A Year Like No Other

Life on a Low Income during COVID-19

By: Ruth Patrick,Maddy Power,Kayleigh Garthwaite,Jim Kaufman,Geoff Page,Katie Pybus

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A Year Like No Other

Life on a Low Income during COVID-19

By: Ruth Patrick,Maddy Power,Kayleigh Garthwaite,Jim Kaufman,Geoff Page,Katie Pybus

Money was already tight for UK families living on a low income before the COVID-19 pandemic, but national lockdowns made life much harder. Telling the stories of these families, this book exposes the ways that pre-existing inequalities, insecurities and hardships were amplified during the pandemic for families who were already in poverty before COVID-19, as well as those pushed into poverty by the economic fallout it created. Drawing on the Covid Realities research programme, and developed in partnership with parents and carers, it explores experiences of home-schooling, social security receipt and government, community and charitable support. This book sets out all that is wrong with the status quo, while also offering a powerful agenda for change. Also see ‘COVID-19 Collaborations: Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic’ (Open Access) to find out more about the challenges of carrying out research during COVID-19.

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Policy Press

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1447364708

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9781447364702

Dutch Me Deadly

By: Maddy Hunter

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Dutch Me Deadly

By: Maddy Hunter

Book 7 in the critically acclaimed, bestselling Passport to Peril Mystery series! As a travel escort for seniors, Emily Andrew-Miceli has led her feisty Iowa clan all over the world. This time, they're off to see historic windmills, classic Rembrandts, and picturesque canals in Holland—if they can ever unplug from their smartphones, that is. Joining them is the high school class from Bangor, Maine, whose 50th reunion celebration goes south faster than a fallen Brussel sprout soufflé as old rivalries start heating up. Worse, Emily's hopes for a 100% survival rate on this trip are dashed when an important member of the tour suffers a tragic (and highly suspicious) accident. Then the saucy seniors' wild night of drug-laced desserts and risqué shows in Amsterdam's infamous Red Light District gets even more mysterious when one unpopular reunioner goes missing... Praise: "A bit of humor, a bit of travel information and a bit of mystery add up to some pleasant light reading."—Kirkus Reviews "The cast of characters is highly entertaining and the murder mystery mixed with good humor!"—Suspense Magazine "A first-class ticket to entertainment...[Dutch Me Deadly] offers non-stop humor and an engaging plot."—Carrie Bebris, award-winning author of the Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery series

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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073873053X

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9780738730530

Performance in an Age of Precarity

40 Reflections

By: Maddy Costa,Andy Field (Artist)

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40 Reflections

By: Maddy Costa,Andy Field (Artist)

An anthology of critical essays that draw on a decade of the authors thinking, writing about and working within contemporary performance as critics, producers, dramaturgs, makers, archivists and more. Together, the 40 essays sketch a map of the contemporary performance landscape from avant-garde dance to live art to independent theatre, tracing the contours of its themes, aims, desires and relationship to the wider worlds of mainstream theatre, art and politics. Each essay focuses on a particular artist and these include Bryony Kimmings, Dickie Beau, Forced Entertainment, rashdash, Scottee, Selina Thompson, Tania El Khoury and Uninvited Guests. Reflecting the radical nature of the work considered, the authors attempt to find a new vocabulary and a non-conventional way of considering live performance in these essays. As both a fresh survey of contemporary performance and an exploration of how to think and write about upstream and avant-garde work, this book should be an essential resource for students, artists and audiences, as well as an accessible entry point for anyone curious to know about the beautiful and strange things happening beyond the UK's theatrical mainstream"--

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