Words, bodies, and places: a conversation around exploding the classics

Coonrod, Karin and Polezzi, Loredana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6097-7505 2025. Words, bodies, and places: a conversation around exploding the classics. De Francisci, Enza and Marinetti, Cristina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-280X, eds. Translation in the Performing Arts Embodiment, Materiality, and Inclusion, New York: Taylor and Francis, (10.4324/9781003335573-14)

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Abstract

Taking its move from recent productions directed by Karin Coonrod for Compagnia de’ Colombari, this conversation explores what happens when canonic English and American texts are translated for the stage through a consciously contemporary critical lens which foregrounds questions of linguistic, cultural, ethnic, and religious identity. Reflecting on these productions from the point of view of the creator/director and of a viewer/listener, we aim to explore how processes of translation articulate the negotiation of difference and produce “explosive” re-readings of “white English/American classics”, opening them up to questions about voices, bodies, and their positionalities, thus inviting audiences to think and feel differently about each work.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Modern Languages
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
ISBN:	9781003335573
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2025 11:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178414

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