Theatrical Speech Acts explores the significance and impact of words in performance, probing how language functions in theatrical scenarios, what it can achieve under particular conditions, and what kinds of problems may arise as a result.
Über den Autor Erika (Hrsg.) Fischer-Lichte
Erika Fischer-Lichte is the director of the International Research Center "Interweaving Performance Cultures" at Freie Universität Berlin.Torsten Jost is an academic coordinator at the Cluster of Excellence "Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in a Global Perspective" at Freie Universität Berlin.Astrid Schenka is a performing arts scholar, dramaturg and translator. She was a research associate at the International Research Center "Interweaving Performance Cultures" at the Freie Universität Berlin (2015-2022) and has been a guest lecturer at the Zurich University of the Arts since 2015.