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PSC-CUNY Research Awards (Traditional A) Control No: TRADA-42-229 Name : Willinger, David Rank: Professor Address : Tenured: Yes Telephone : College: CITY COLLEGE Email: Panel: Performing Arts Performing Arts Discipline : Scholarship Human Subject Use No Animal Subject Use No Supplementary Materials No List of Supplementary Material Department THEATER Title of Proposed Project: IVO VAN HOVE: A MAJOR THEATRE ARTIST AND HIS WORK Brief Abstract This is a proposal for a major book-length retrospective study of Ivo Van Hove’s career as a theatre director. It would take on his design innovations and his revolutionary approach to text and theatrical ambiance as well as chart the relationships with specific theatres and theatre companies of this, one of the most prominent theatre iconoclasts alive today. Van Hove is particularly important in that he acts as one of the few long-time “bridges” between European and American praxis. His career, in itself, represents a model of cross-fertilization, as he has brought European radical interpretation of classics to America and American organic acting to Europe. This book, as conceived would contain a generous number of images illustrating his productions and archive a wide cross-section of critical and analytical responses that have engaged in the controversies his work has engendered, as well as posit new, overarching hypotheses. Relevant Publications PUBLICATIONS & Scholarship BOOKS A Maeterlinck Reader (co-edited with Daniel Gerould) New York, Francophone Belgian Series, Peter Lang Publications, 2011 Translations of The Princess Maleine, Pelleas and Melisande, The Intruder, The Blind, The Death of Tintagiles, and numerous essays, with an extensive historical and analytical introduction, 358 pp. (Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding) The Sacrament and Other Plays of Forbidden Love by Hugo Claus Selinsgrove, Pa., Susquehanna University Press, 2007, 240 pp. Translations of Bride in the Morning, Sugar, and The Sacrament with an extensive introduction. [Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding] Theatrical Gestures of Belgian Modernism New York, Peter Lang Publishers, Belgian Francophone Series, 2001, 210 pp.Reedition and reworking of 1987 volume; with an expanded introduction and addition of several plays. [Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding] Three Fin-de-Siècle Farces. New York, Peter Lang Publishers, Belgian Francophone Series, 1996, 230 pp. Translation of Pan, Charles Van Lerberghe; The Miracle of Saint Anthony, Maurice Maeterlinck; Miss Bullberg's Marriage by Frantz Fonson and Fernand Wicheler and introduction. [Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding] Friday. Amsterdam, Uitgeverij Theatre and Film Books, Theatre in Translation Series,1993, 156 pp. Translated play by Hugo Claus (with Luk Truyts) and wrote introduction. Ghelderode Austin, Texas, Host Publications, 1990, 294 pp. Edited, wrote introduction (41 pp.), and co-translated (with Gilbert Darbouze and Luc Deneulin) The Siege of Ostend, The Actor Makes His Exit, and Transfiguration in the Circus. [Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding] Hugo Claus: Works for the Theatre New York, CASTA, 1990, 197 pp. Edited, wrote introduction (19 pp.), and co-translated (with Luc Deneulin and Luk Truyts) The Hair of the Dog, The Temptation, Serenade, and Friday. [Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding] A Theatre Anthology Lanham, Maryland, University Press of America, 1990, 368 pp. Edited (with Charles Gattnig) various plays and documents Theatrical Gestures from the Belgian Avant-Garde New York, New York Literary Forum, 1987, 148 pp. Edited, wrote introduction (33 pp.), and co-translated (with Luc Deneulin) eleven plays by Michel de Ghelderode, René Magritte, Clément Pansaers, Paul Joostens, Paul Nougé, Fernand Dumont, Michel Seuphor, Georges Norge. Andrea's Got Two Boyfriends Original Play. New York, Dramatists Play Service, 1986, 38 pp. An Anthology of Contemporary Belgian Plays, 1972-1980 Troy, N.Y., Whitston Publishing Co., 1984, 724 pp. Edited, wrote introductions, and co-translated (with Luc Deneulin and Luk Truyts) ten plays by Hugo Claus, Ivo Van Hove, Lucienne Staessart, René Kalisky, Jean Louvet, Jean Sigrid. [Resulted from PSC-CUNY funding] Articles in Journals and Entries from Books "Some Notes on Belgian Directors in New York," Contemporary Theatre Review, Summer, 2010. "Georges Linze, Unique Playwright of Futurist Theatre in Belgium: How Futurist Was It?," Avant- Garde Theatre, Brussels, VUB Press, 2011. Book Review of Serge Goriely's Le Théâtre de René Kalisky: Tragique et ludique dans la réprésentation de l’histoire by Serge Goriely, Textyles, Fall, 2010. "Arne Sierens: Abstractionist of the Rough Theatre," Plays, International, London, England, November, 2009. "A Renascence in Belgian Theatre," Western European Stages, Summer, 2009. Entries on Belgian Survey and Authors: Eduardo Machado, Larry Kramer, Len Jenkin, Hugo Claus, René Kalisky, Paul Willems, Columbia University Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, 2007. “Traduire Ghelderode en Anglais,” Papagaie, 2004. “Three Plays and an Opera,” Western European Stages, 2004. “Paul Willems: Figure of Transition and Intersection in the Belgian Dramatic Tradition,” Paul Willems, l’Enchanteur, Daniel Friedman and Fabrice Van de Kerckhove, eds. Peter Lang, Francophone Belgian Series, 2002. “Jean Louvet et le cul de sac américain,” Altérnatives Théâtrales, 2001. “Tam-Tam, Analysis of a Controversial, but Underestimated Work,” Lettres ou...ne pas Lettres: Mélanges pour Roland Beyen, ed., Lieven Tack, Archives du Futur, Louvain, 2001. “Overview of Contemporary Belgian Theatre,” Western European Stages, Spring, 2001. Book Review of La Correspondance de Michel de Ghelderode, Tomes V and VI by Roland Beyen, Modern Drama, in prospect. Book Review of The Crommelynck Mystery and The Theatre of Fernand Crommelynck, both by Alain Piette and Bert Cardullo, Modern Drama, Spring, 2000 “Chronique d’un traducteur américain du théâtre belge”, Le Carnet et les Instants,Brussels, Sept.- Nov., 1999. “Five Approaches to Theatre in Belgium,” Western European Stages, Spring, 1999. "The Abnormal Talent: Larry Kramer's Electro-Shock Treatment for the World Theatre," We Must Love One Another or Die: The Life and Legacy of Larry Kramer, Larry Mass, ed.Cassell Publishers, 1997. Paperback version by St. Martin’s Press, 1999. Review of Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro and Movies Stars, Theatre Journal, May, 1996. "The Unwitting Avant-Garde Exchange Between Belgium and America throughout the Twentieth Century," Unwitting Influences in Theatre, Dina Hellemans and Ronald Geerts, eds., V.U.B. Press, 1996, pp. 11-30. “Michel de Ghelderode et Hugo Claus: deux dramaturges se reflètent,” Michel de Ghelderode... Trente ans après, Rodica Lascu-Pop and Rodica Baconsky,eds., Clusium, Cluj, Romania, 1995, pp. 109-116. Review of three books about Michel de Ghelderode, Modern Drama, Summer, 1994, pp. 367-369. "Richard, Vanya, and James," Western European Stages Special Dutch Issue, Spring, 1994. Guest Co-editor of Special Issue. Interview with Geraardjan Rijnders, Western European Stages Special Dutch Issue, Spring, 1994. Eduardo Machado Entry, Critical Survey of Drama, Pasadena, Calif., Salem Press, 1993, pp. 1524-1533. Hugo Claus Entry, International Dictionary of the Theatre, London, St. James Press, 1993. "Developing a Concert for the Spoken Voice: Solo Voyages," Intersecting Boundaries: The Theatre of Adrienne Kennedy, Lois More Overbeck and Paul Bryant-Jackson, eds., Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press,1993, pp. 224-230. The Weight of the Snow, translation of play by Paul Willems, Four Plays of Paul Willems: Dreams and Reflections, Suzanne Burgoyne, ed., New York, Garland, 1992. "Blauwe Maandag Compagnie," Western European Stages, Vol. 2, no. 3, Spring, 1991. Reprinted (in Dutch) in Flemish Theatre Yearbook, 1989-90 (Brussels), pp. 39-46. "A Spin Through the Flemish Theatre Scene," Western European Stages, Vol. 2, no. 3, Spring, 1991, pp. 47-48. "The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: Jérome Savary's Midsummer Night's Dream," Western European Stages, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 25-26. Michel de Ghelderode Entry, European Writers: The Twentieth Century, George Stade, ed., Vol. 11, NewYork, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990, pp. 2113-2141. "Introducing Hugo Claus" Western European Stages, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1990, pp. 45-48. "Hugo Claus' The Temptation and Christian Mysticism," Sacred Theatre, Daniel Gerould, Bettina Knapp, and Jane House, eds., New York, 1989, pp. 59-70. "The Pseudo-Dramas of Paul Joostens," Symposium, vol. XLII, no. 3, Fall, 1988, pp. 261-272. "Maeterlinck's Legacy: Recent Developments in Belgian Playwriting," European Studies Journal, 1988, pp. 387-394. "Social Contexts and Aesthetic Modes of Political Theatre in Belgium," Political Theatre Today, Jane House, ed., New York, Institute on Western Europe,1988, pp. 32-48. "L'homme qui avait le soleil dans sa poche et la pluie belge," Textyles, no. 2, Jan.,1987, pp. 18- 20. "Bert André, Mainstay of the Flemish Theatre," The Drama Review, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 1985, pp. 39-46. "Van Hove's Disease Germs," The Drama Review, vol. 27, no.1, Spring, 1983, pp. 93-97. "Jean Louvet, écrivain au soleil," Textes pour Didascalies, appended to the play, L'homme qui avait le soleil dans sa poche by Jean Louvet, Jan., 1982, pp.69-71. "Tiedrie: A Bric-à-Brac Theatre in Antwerp," International Theatre, 1982. Entries on American Collaborative Drama and Belgian Playwrights: Hugo Claus,René Kalisky, Jean Louvet, Jean Sigrid, and revised Ghelderode entry,Encyclopedia of World Drama, 2nd ed., New York, McGraw-Hill,
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    PERFORMING ARTS 'Two Arrabalesques: A NEW YORK Surrealist Café' Sun, November 10– Mon, November 11, 2013 9:00 pm Venue Bowery Poetry Club & Cafe, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012 View map More information Performa 13 Credits Co-presented by Spain Culture New York-Consulate General of Spain and Performa as part of Performa 13 in collaboration with the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center and A celebration of the carnivalistic and provocative work created the Bowery Poetry Club. Organized by Fernando Arrabal featuring poetry, cabaret interventions, by Marc Arthur, Charles Aubin, Mel Gorden, with additional support from and impromptu performances, as part of the Performa 13’s Frank Hentschker. Surrealist Weekend. The singular work of Paris-based Spanish ?lmmaker and poet Fernando Arrabal de?es categorization, utilizing humor, shock, and confrontation while embracing excess, irrationality, and the grotesque. In a celebration of his provocative oeuvre, Performa and Martin E. Segal Center, CUNY host two evenings of poetry, cabaret interventions, and impromptu performances at the Bowery Poetry Club, all presided over by this legendary and controversial ?gure. These Two Arrabalesques will feature unexpected juxtapositions, confounding non-sequiturs, and raucously liberated psyches. Participating poest, musicians and artists include Todd Colby, Joseph Keckler, Jacolby Satterwhite, Jamie Isenstein, Cyril Duval. ABOUT FERNANDO ARRABAL Fernando Arrabal (born 1932), is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet who settled in Paris, forming the anarchic Panic Movement with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Roland Topor there in 1962. This second generation Surrealist group took inspiration from Luis Buñuel and Antonin Artaud to create spectacular happenings and theatrical events with the goal of employing Surrealism to explore fundamental, primal Embassy of Spain – Cultural Office | 2801 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.