Nineteenth century popular entertainments were colourful, vibrant and exciting. Listen in on conversations between experts Jim Davis, Kate Holmes, Kate Newey and Patricia Smyth. Hear us talk about what made entertainments like melodrama, pantomime, movement and art so much fun and why we should care in this AHRC-funded podcast.
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Nineteenth century popular entertainments were colourful, vibrant and exciting. Listen in on conversations between experts Jim Davis, Kate Holmes, Kate Newey and Patricia Smyth. Hear us talk about what made entertainments like melodrama, pantomime, movement and art so much fun and why we should care in this AHRC-funded podcast.
To find out more visit http://theatreandvisualculture19.wordpress.com
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One Audience: Art, Theatre & Visual Culture
Hear Patricia Smyth and Jim Davis talk about how popularity was an issue for the theatre and art and how newly expanded urban audiences’ emotional responses caused concerns for elite critics. They’ll talk about how theatre and art were part of a wider spectacular nineteenth century visual culture, what visual culture actually is and how it affected audiences’ lives.
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Music: Ambient piano & strings by ZakharValahaa.
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