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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Jim Davis and Kate Newey talk about the origins of melodrama in the French Revolution, the politics of it being a popular form of emotional realism and why dismissing melodrama is to dismiss popular culture today.
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Music: Ambient piano & strings by ZakharValahaa.
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