Editorial

Authors

Christopher Balme Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Centre for Global Theatre Histories

Editorial

Christopher Balme, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Centre for Global Theatre Histories

Christopher Balme currently holds the chair in Theatre Studies at the University of Munich. He currently edits the journal Forum Modernes Theater. Recent publications include Decolonizing the Stage: Theatrical syncretism and postcolonial drama (Clarendon Press, 1999), Pacific Performances: Theatricality and Cross-Cultural Encounter in the South Seas (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Studies (Cambridge, 2008) and The Theatrical Public Sphere (Cambridge University Press, 2014). His current research interests focus on the legacy of modernism in the globalization of the arts; theatre and the public sphere; and the relationship between media and performance. He is director of the Global Theatre Histories project (www.global-theatre-histories.org).