The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities in Theatre and Performance
1st Edition
Published on 5. January 2026
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-1-138-91777-4 (ISBN)
Description
Digital Humanities has emerged in recent years as a new paradigm within theatre and performance studies. This is the first volume to compile scholarly and best practice knowledge from around the globe, and to address both the history and future of this new field. Contributors examine a range of projects documenting, reconstructing and visualizing theatre and performance practices both past and present; discuss a new methodology for theatre scholarship, and for archiving and preserving works; and consider the impact of the Digital Humanities on higher education in theatre and performance studies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-138-91777-4 (9781138917774)
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Nic Leonhardt is the associate director of the DFG project Global Theatre Histories and a lecturer at the Department of Theatre Studies Munich. She is the project leader of the start-up project theatrescapes. Mapping Global Theater Histories and the co-convenor of the Digital Humanities in Theatre Research working group of the IFTR.
Content
Introduction:
Digital Humanities in Performance Research: Creating Knowledge, Sharing
Nic Leonhardt
New Wine in Old Bottles? Historicity and Future of a New Field
Nic Leonhardt & N. N. (Julie Holledge)
Section 1
Exploring the Field - DH Projects in Theatre and Performance Studies
Intro
Ausstage - Researching Australian Live Performance
Jenny Fewster & Julian Meyrick (Australia)
DH and Musical Theatre: Rehearsing Technologies, Creating Communities
Laura Macdonald (England)
Global Networks as Stages: Mapping Theatre Histories
Nic Leonhardt & Tobias Englmeier (Germany)
Wagner's Worldwide Web - Gero Toegl (Germany)
Playwrights: Henrik Ibsen, Ibsenstage - Frode Helland (Norway)
Playwrights: The Beckett Archive - Anna McLulllan (Ireland)
Playwrights: Shakespeare all over - Sandra Pietrini (Italy)
DH & Intermedial Scholarship in Theatre Studies
Miguel Escobar (Singapore)
Dance: Forsythe Zero One - Scott deLahunta (Germany)
Dance: Pina digital - Sharon Lehner (BAM, USA)
Performance: Per Exemplum the Memory Booth
meLe yamomo (The Netherlands)
Digital Historiography of Media Technology : the Art of Projection
Martin Loiperdinger & Ludwig Vogl-Bienek
'Digital Theatre, Digital Practice?' A Dialogue with a representative of the International Theatre Institute (ITI)
Nic Leonhardr & N.N.
Section 2: Methodologies: DH and Theatre Scholarship
Intro
Digital Theatre Historiography - Sarah Bay-Cheng (USA, Univ. of Buffallo)
Quantity versus Quality? - Julian Meyrick (Australia)
Reconstruction reloaded? DH, Virtual Realities and 3D visualizations of historical venues
Dominique Lauvernier/ N.N.
Analyzing Theatrical Performances through DH - Patrick Lonergan (Ireland)
Graphs, Maps, Trees and Theater History - Derek Miller (USA)
Theatre Research and Big Data - Clarisse Bardiot (France)
Data Visualization and Theatre Studies - Debra Caplan (USA)
'Can DH unite the world of theatre scholars?'
A conversation with Christopher Balme, president of the International Federation for Theatre Research
Nic Leonhardt in dialogue with Christopher B. Balme
Section 3
Digitizing the Ephemeral - Archiving & Preservation
Intro
Digital Curation at Theatre Libraries - Doug Reside (NYPL, Billy Rose Collection)
Digital Custody - The V&A's Theatre and Performance Collection
Ramona Riedzweski (Victoria & Albert)
The European Collected Library of Artistic Performance (ECLAP)
Peter Eversmann (Univ. of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Archiving Dance - Dance Archive Cologne N.N.)
Digital Theatre - Online Collections - Nic Leonhardt / N.N.
'Can DH finally help us to fix, record and reconstruct the ephemeral?'
A conversation with representatives of SIBMAS, TLA, and Curators
Nic Leonhardt & N.N.
Section 4: DH in Higher Education
Intro
Digitizing the Classroom - N.N.
DH in Theatre and Performance Research: How to develop a curriculum
Yong Li Lan (Singapore)
Where Research meets Teaching: best practice DH projects with students
N.N.
'Can we digitize Theatre Education?'
A talk with Peter Eversmann (or another founder of ECLAP)
Nic Leonhardt in dialogue with Peter Eversmann
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Digital Humanities in Performance Research: Creating Knowledge, Sharing
Nic Leonhardt
New Wine in Old Bottles? Historicity and Future of a New Field
Nic Leonhardt & N. N. (Julie Holledge)
Section 1
Exploring the Field - DH Projects in Theatre and Performance Studies
Intro
Ausstage - Researching Australian Live Performance
Jenny Fewster & Julian Meyrick (Australia)
DH and Musical Theatre: Rehearsing Technologies, Creating Communities
Laura Macdonald (England)
Global Networks as Stages: Mapping Theatre Histories
Nic Leonhardt & Tobias Englmeier (Germany)
Wagner's Worldwide Web - Gero Toegl (Germany)
Playwrights: Henrik Ibsen, Ibsenstage - Frode Helland (Norway)
Playwrights: The Beckett Archive - Anna McLulllan (Ireland)
Playwrights: Shakespeare all over - Sandra Pietrini (Italy)
DH & Intermedial Scholarship in Theatre Studies
Miguel Escobar (Singapore)
Dance: Forsythe Zero One - Scott deLahunta (Germany)
Dance: Pina digital - Sharon Lehner (BAM, USA)
Performance: Per Exemplum the Memory Booth
meLe yamomo (The Netherlands)
Digital Historiography of Media Technology : the Art of Projection
Martin Loiperdinger & Ludwig Vogl-Bienek
'Digital Theatre, Digital Practice?' A Dialogue with a representative of the International Theatre Institute (ITI)
Nic Leonhardr & N.N.
Section 2: Methodologies: DH and Theatre Scholarship
Intro
Digital Theatre Historiography - Sarah Bay-Cheng (USA, Univ. of Buffallo)
Quantity versus Quality? - Julian Meyrick (Australia)
Reconstruction reloaded? DH, Virtual Realities and 3D visualizations of historical venues
Dominique Lauvernier/ N.N.
Analyzing Theatrical Performances through DH - Patrick Lonergan (Ireland)
Graphs, Maps, Trees and Theater History - Derek Miller (USA)
Theatre Research and Big Data - Clarisse Bardiot (France)
Data Visualization and Theatre Studies - Debra Caplan (USA)
'Can DH unite the world of theatre scholars?'
A conversation with Christopher Balme, president of the International Federation for Theatre Research
Nic Leonhardt in dialogue with Christopher B. Balme
Section 3
Digitizing the Ephemeral - Archiving & Preservation
Intro
Digital Curation at Theatre Libraries - Doug Reside (NYPL, Billy Rose Collection)
Digital Custody - The V&A's Theatre and Performance Collection
Ramona Riedzweski (Victoria & Albert)
The European Collected Library of Artistic Performance (ECLAP)
Peter Eversmann (Univ. of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Archiving Dance - Dance Archive Cologne N.N.)
Digital Theatre - Online Collections - Nic Leonhardt / N.N.
'Can DH finally help us to fix, record and reconstruct the ephemeral?'
A conversation with representatives of SIBMAS, TLA, and Curators
Nic Leonhardt & N.N.
Section 4: DH in Higher Education
Intro
Digitizing the Classroom - N.N.
DH in Theatre and Performance Research: How to develop a curriculum
Yong Li Lan (Singapore)
Where Research meets Teaching: best practice DH projects with students
N.N.
'Can we digitize Theatre Education?'
A talk with Peter Eversmann (or another founder of ECLAP)
Nic Leonhardt in dialogue with Peter Eversmann
Bibliography
Glossary
Index