Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0343245

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0343245

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Star actors and management in Australia 1880s-1920s. The project studies early twentieth-century star actors who worked for Australian commercial managements, in order to locate how the cultural impact of theatrical performers was mediated by their immediate industrial situations and their artistic profiles. It selects four significant male and female touring stars who performed in spectacular costume drama, in association with JC Williamson's Ltd and other entrepreneurial organisations. The investigation relates the negotiations between both managerial and labour structures involving actors to their artistic opportunities and repertoire. It will produce a materially-informed account of the social presence and cultural meanings embodied by the glamourous theatrical star in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $97,970.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Drama, Theatre And Performance Studies | Performing Arts and Creative Writing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

The performing arts (incl. music, theatre and dance) |

Other Keywords

Drama, Theatre And Performance Studies | Performing Arts and Creative Writing | The performing arts (incl. music, theatre and dance) | Understanding Australia'S Past

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