'Until The Lions' is both a new dance work by choreographer Akram Khan and a collection of poems by writer Karthika Nair. Nair’s collection revisits the HIndu epic the Mahabharata to retell stories through the voices of ...

This chapter explores how after years of neglect and persecution China has now rehabilitated festivals and given them a new role in contemporary society. The case study focus's on the place of festivals in the coastal city ...

Artists are engaging in a wide variety of activities that support the idea of place-making. Artists-led and commissioning strategies are animating public spaces as never before and a new phenomenon is emerging for festivals ...

This chapter explores the origins and meanings of the Songkran Festival in Thailand. It looks at its history and development and discusses how it has changed over the decades particularly as tourism has become a major ...

This ground-breaking book situates research at the heart of photographic practice, asking the key question: What does research mean for photographers? Illuminating the nature and scope of research and its practical ...

Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities ...