Czech Mates
Dr Christian
M. Billing (left, Department of Drama and Music, University of
Hull) with Professor Pavel Dràbek (right, Head of Theatre Studies,
Masaryk University, Brno) and their recent volume: 'Czech Stage Art
and Stage Design', which was published last month by Masaryk
University Press.
Dr Christian M. Billing was this week in the Czech
Republic to deliver a lecture on 'Classical Intertexts in
Shakespeare in Performance' to staff and students from a number of
Central and Eastern European Universities. Dr Billings lecture
kicked off an international conference on: 'Early Modern Theatre in
Europe', organised by the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University,
Brno. Whilst at Masaryk, Dr Billing also delivered a seminar to
graduate research students, in which he outlined the processes of
managing, funding and conducting academic research projects in the
Arts and Humanities. Dr Billing was also able to celebrate formally
the book launch of his recent volume: 'Czech Stage Art and Stage
Design' when he visited the Baroque Court Theatre of the adjacent
castle-town of Mikulov. This unique volume on the history of Czech
Scenography was co-edited with Professor Pavel Dràbek (Head of
Theatre Studies, Masaryk University).
These prestigious research and publication events
enabled further strengthening of the on-going research partnership
between Hull and Masaryk Universities, and
feed directly into the international research strategies of the
Historiography Research Grouping of the Department of Drama and
Music (a research grouping that is led by Dr Billing).