In the wake of Ireland's recent economic rise, fall, and associated
social crises, theatre and performance have played vital roles in
reflecting on the past, engaging the present, and imagining
possible futures. That Was Us features a wide, rich range of
critical essays and artist reflections that strive to make sense of
some of the most significant shifts and trends in contemporary
Irish theatre and performance. Focusing on artists connected to the
Dublin Theatre Festival, the book addresses work by the Abbey
Theatre, ANU Productions, Brokentalkers, The Corn Exchange, Druid,
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre, the Gate Theatre, Landmark
Productions, Rough Magic Theatre Company, THEATREclub, Theatre
Lovett, Pan Pan, The Stomach Box and THISISPOPBABY, among others.
Some of the burgeoning forms and practices discussed include:
site-specific and site-responsive theatre; testimonial,
documentary, and biographical performance; dance theatre; theatre
for children and families; new writing; and fresh takes on
canonical writing staged at home or toured internationally. In
bringing together critics and artists to think side by side, That
Was Us is indispensable for anyone interested in contemporary
practices and cultural politics. Contents 1. The Power of the
Powerless: Theatre in Turbulent Times by Fintan Walsh ONE: Theatres
of Testimony 2. ANU Productions and Site-Specific Performance: The
Politics of Space and Place by Brian Singleton 3. Witnessing the
(Broken) Nation: Theatre of the Real and Social Fragmentation in
Brokentalkers' Silver Stars, The Blue Boy, and Have I No Mouth by
Charlotte McIvor 4. You Had to be There by Louise Lowe TWO:
Auto/Biographical Performance 5. Making Space: Female-Authored
Queer Performance in Irish Theatre by Oonagh Murphy 6. The Writing
Life by Helen Meany 7. Metaphysicians of Unnatural Chaos: Memories
of Genesi by Societas Raffaello Sanzio by Dylan Tighe THREE: Bodies
Out of Bounds 8. Insider and Outsider: Michael Keegan-Dolan in the
Irish Dance Landscape by Michael Seaver 9. And the Adults Came Too!
Dublin Theatre Festival and the Development of Irish Children's
Theatre by Eimear Beardmore 10. Living Inspiration by John Scott
FOUR: Placing Performance 11. Representations of Working-Class
Dublin at the Dublin Theatre Festival by James Hickson 12. 'Getting
Known': Beckett, Ireland, and the Creative Industries by Trish
McTighe 13. The Art of Perspective by Michael West FIVE: Touring
Performances 14. Druid Cycles: The Rewards of Marathon Productions
by Tanya Dean 15. Staging the National in an International Context:
Druid at the Dublin Theatre Festival by Sara Keating 16. Viewed
from Afar: Contemporary Irish Theatre on the World's Stages by
Peter Crawley 17. A Dance You Associate With Your Family by Gary
Keegan
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