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New Issue of Theatralia (1/2025) Now Online!
We are thrilled to announce that the new issue of Theatralia is now available online! This volume marks a significant moment: it is published nine years after the journal first devoted a thematic issue to Cognitive Theatre Studies (CTS) in 2016
Since then, this interdisciplinary field – drawing from cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, and performance theory – has continued to evolve and deepen its impact on how we study, teach, and practice theatre.
This new issue reflects the current landscape of CTS research and highlights how cognitive approaches are enriching our understanding of theatrical performance, actor training, perception, affect, and embodiment. It showcases the work of international scholars and practitioners who explore the intersections of the mind, body, and stage.
What’s inside this issue?
– Scott C. Knowles explores Blasted by Sarah Kane through cognitive and emotion science, focusing on disgust and embodied morality
– Martina Musilová examines emotional experience and creativity in acting improvisation, drawing from the psychosomatic method of Dialogical Acting with the Inner Partner
– Aaron Taylor, Douglas MacArthur & Javid Sadr analyze screen actor training as an embodied, ecological process grounded in cognitive theory
– A fascinating interview with Rhonda Blair and Amy Cook, leading voices in the field, reflecting on the benefits and limitations of cognitive approaches in theatre
– Michaela Mojžišová focuses on absurdity and persiflage in contemporary Slovak and Czech opera
– Tyrone Grima and Christopher Vella explore queer spirituality and theatrical representation in their piece Iddi Dun Ġorġ
Reviews in this issue include:
– Shaun Gallagher’s Embodied and Enactive Approaches to Cognition (2023)
– The Cambridge Companion to Theatre and Science (2020), ed. Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
– Monika Holá’s Bohuslav Martinů a Brno (2024)
The Events section features Eliška Halodová’s reflection on the opera programme at Janáček Brno 2024.
This issue is a testament to the growing role of cognitive science in theatre research—demonstrating how this perspective helps us rethink embodiment, perception, and the theatrical experience as deeply human, co-created, and multi-layered.
Take a closer look at Theatralia 1/2025 at https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/en/handle/11222.digilib/digilib.82040. You can also purchase a copy through Muni Shop or directly from the Department of Theatre Studies (Gorkeho 57/7, 602 00 Brno, Building G).
Theatralia editorial team wishes you pleasant reading!
