International Theatre Festivals and Twenty-First-Century Interculturalism

Ric Knowles is University Professor Emeritus in the School of English and Theatre Studies at The University of Guelph, Ontario. He is the award-winning author of eight and editor of thirteen books on theatre and performance, as well as a former editor of Theatre Journal, Modern Drama, and Canadian Theatre Review. Among many book and essay prizes, he has won the Excellence in Editing (Sustained Achievement) Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the Lifetime Achievement award from the Canadian Association for Theatre Research, and the Distinguished Scholar award from the American Society for Theatre Research. He is also a practicing professional play devisor and dramaturg and a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

'International Theatre Festivals and Twenty-First-Century Interculturalism not only provides a methodological toolbox for festival researchers by outlining a loose classification, but also incites fruitful discussions on how to reconceptualize present-day festivals as 'intercultural mediators.' … numerous performance analyses and experience reports of specific festivals all over the globe guarantee a compelling and lively reading experience.' Hanna Huber, rezens.tfm (from German)

• 1. Indigeneity, festivals, and indigenous festivals; 2. Destination festivals and the international festival circuit; 3. The curated live-arts festival; 4. Fringe festivals and other alternatives; 5. The intracultural transnational.