Performance and Migration

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This third volume in the 4x45 series delves into urgent performance work in contemporary theatre. It examines how artists respond to migration through their theatre, performance, and multimedia projects amid increasing global movement. The volume features two lectures and two curated conversations with theatre makers. Danish scholar Anne Ring Petersen highlights 'postmigration' themes in her essay on Shermin Langhoff's innovations at Berlin's Ballhaus Naunynstrasse and the decolonial efforts of Danish-Trinidadian artist Jeannette Ehlers. Paul Rae's interview with Australian performers Sonya Suares and Raina Peterson addresses the racialized and gendered challenges faced by non-white female and non-binary artists in the industry. Playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson from Good Chance Theatre engage in dialogue about their work alongside Iranian animator Majid Adin. Emma Cox's essay on Richard Mosse's video installation, Incoming, uses thermographic 'heat signatures' to visualize migrants and highlight the urgency of global climate change. This accessible exploration of contemporary performance's critical influences serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, and Human Geography.