2024/09/10 by Hanna Korsberg, Anneli Saro, Mikko-Olavi Seppälä · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Diversity and Impact of Dance #Physical education and sports games research #Research in Social Sciences
paper · pdf · doi:10.21435/tl.286
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Guests on Stage – Finnish and Estonian Theatre and Dance Relations This book is a collaborative project by a joint Finnish-Estonian research team that explores Finnish and Estonian theatre and dance from the 19th to the 21st century and the rich interactions between the scenes of both countries. The aesthetic interactions have commonly been mixed with political and ideological objectives. The book contributes to the recent debate on transnationality by examining the activities of theatre makers and institutions, such as visits, tours, and drama translations. Although Estonia and Finland are geographically and linguistically close, their societies, theatre systems, and cultural influences have diverged. This situation has produced links, clashes, and cooperation characterized by a mixture of familiarity and strangeness. The transnational links have in many ways also raised questions of national identity. Finland and Estonia are still countries with active theatre scenes whose cooperation continues to find new forms.