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Ibsen's reception 2019 (The global Ibsen (((Thor's lectures on…
Ibsen's reception 2019
The early
reception
(including touring Noras)
Germany
First country
to translate Ibsen
Brand
, 1872
Pillars of the Community
, 1878
major success
Commercial play?
A “sweet” ending
Well-made play?
Influence of
French theater
Ibsen was directing
well-made plays in Bergen
First country
to play Ibsen
Vikings
, 1876
No copyright
Theater agencies
Chasm between
stage and print
Nora
, 1880,
partial success
Ghosts
, 1886
new breakthrough
BUT:
play censored
authorized translation by Fischer
Known since 1887
Hedda Gabler
, 1890
France
Symbolism
Rosmersholm
, 1899
Naturalism
Debut with
Ghosts
, 1890
The Wild Duck
, 1891
Théâtre Libre
Avant-garde
Great Britain
A Doll's House
the "real" "A Doll's House",1889
Translated by William Archer- British Champion of Ibsen
"Nora"'s Actress-Achurch
"Wife"
"Breaking a Butterfly", 1784
The socialist Ibsen
Lord's "Nora" 1882
The Fabian Sociery
"Ghosts"
Italy
Depended on German and French market
Short-lived, commercial
Eight productions during four years
Semi-periphery to the world
Americas
The nazi reception
Use of Ibsen for political function
Appropriation of Ibsen as "German"
Propaganda
All over the political spectrum
2nd most adapted/performed playwright of the time period
Film/ Performance
Socio-political context
Hollywood influence/melodrama --> commercial
Adaptations
Peer Gynt
Portrayal of a "hero"
Pillars of Society
4th most performed play in the The Reich
Ibsen's breakthrough in Germany (and Europe)
Portrayal of a "hero"
A Doll's House
Adaptation Theory
Imporant figures
Dietrich Eckart (right wing perspective)
Heimat
The global Ibsen
Lecture with Julie Holledge: mapping the early Noras, global Noras, 46 performances across five continents
Liang lecture: Chinese reception, performance analysis, Chinese opera, Hedda Gabler, The Lady from the Sea, Peer Gynt
Nilu lecture: performance analysis, Indian reception of his modern performance of Peer Gynt, politics in India
Samuel Adamson: Wife, the adaptation, A Doll's House, performance analysis, contemporary concerns, queering elements of production, preoccupation with the past,
Skien/Annual Ibsen Awards: various insights into global productions of Ibsen's plays
Giuliano lectures: early Ibsen reception in Europe
Thor's lectures on Nazi film reception