Never Normal

Abstract

Chun focuses on Wang Chong's role as artistic director of the Beijing-based theatre company Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental (Xinchaun shiyan jutuan) and documents his work in the first half of 2020 as among the earliest efforts of theatre practitioners to adapt their theatre practice rapidly to the circumstances of the pandemic. Some of our colleagues have contracted and thankfully survived the virus;others have had to support students and/or colleagues through unfathomable losses. The third essay, by Tarryn Chun, begins the issue's pivot toward the present, and the various ways that artists and scholars are responding to the demands of a once-in-a-generation cultural moment. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Theatre Survey is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)