One hundred years after her birth, Hideko Takamine’s films deserve to be more widely seen outside Japan
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The casting of James Bond has been met with much intrigue and myth over the years.
There are trainable cognitive building blocks of intuition.
Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.
Hopefully, Academy Award winners will be chosen because voters believed in the actors’ performances − not because of some meta narrative about their off-screen behavior.
Is it a STEM education or a STEAM education? Integrating arts into science programming and vice versa can pique kids’ curiosity − a play touring Michigan aims to do just that.
Having used the method style successfully for more than 15 years, I believe there is a way to make it work for women.
The much-loved Yorkshire actor was held in high regard for his low-key but affecting performances.
Coogan’s profile as both an actor and as a comic contributed to the questions raised ahead of his portrayal of Jimmy Savile.
Britain has lost one of its greatest actors in the Irish-born star who found fame in Dennis Potter’s groundbreaking TV drama The Singing Detective.
Fondly known as the King of Bollywood, Khan’s cinematic influence on Indian cinema is a story that transcends borders and generations.
Not everyone succeeds straight away and how you deal with failure can really make or break your career.
A talented comedian and serious dramatic actor with a gift for accents, Robbie Coltrane is a huge loss to TV and screen.
At the time, Gallup polls showed that fewer than 20% of Americans approved of interracial marriage.
Living rough to prepare for a role. Abusing fellow actors to provoke an ‘authentic’ response … It’s easy to ridicule the Method but the truth of this approach to acting is far more complex.
Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of humor.
Often described as a sign of progressivism and gender equality, they’re neither.
As an actor and performer, Zelensky built his portfolio of presidential skills long before he knew he was going to undertake that role.
A speech expert wonders what this says about the pressures women in leadership roles feel – and the broader cultural impulse to police the way women speak and sound.
Theatre was one of the worst-hit industries during the height of the pandemic, but the need to adapt may have set an exciting groundwork for the future.
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Film, University of Roehampton
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in the Practice of Finance, Emory University
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Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of History, Hunter College
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Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising and Design, Central Michigan University
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Head of Acting, National Institute of Dramatic Art
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine
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Associate Professor of Drama, Tufts University