As part of SCARF, a weekly forum on advances being made in research within the Creative Arts, the School was delighted to present Joe Salvatore, Clinical Associate Professor of Educational Theatre at New York University's Steinhardt School to Trinity's research community on 4th November 2019 in Trinity Long Room Hub, Arts and Humanities Research Institute. Prof. Salvatore provided an insight into the embodied exploration associated with verbatim performance using an overview of research done in this area within his institution. In 2017, Prof. Salvatore co-created Her Opponent, a verbatim re-staging of excerpts of the 2016 U.S. presidential debates with gender-reversed casting (Off Broadway Alliance Award nomination for Best Unique Theatrical Experience).

An article exploring how the School of Creative Arts and the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts address diversity issues written by Trinity alumnus Peter Crawley features insights from Assist. Prof. Melissa Sihra, Head of Discipline (Drama) and Loughlin Deegan, Director of the Lir. Image © Kevin Newcomen.

Assistant Professor Orla Flanagan who is currently serving as Director of Research and lectures in the Department of Music has been awarded First Prize and the Grand Prix at the International Baltic Sea Choir Competition 2019 with her choir Mornington Singers. The choir, which includes many Trinity music graduates, was selected to represent Ireland at this prestigious high-level competition in Latvia along with choirs from Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Turkey.

The School of Creative Arts warmly congratulates Associate Professor Ruth Barton on the launch of her new work Irish cinema in the twenty-first century on 30th May 2019 in the IFI. An accessible, comprehensive overview of contemporary Irish cinema, this book is intended for use as a third-level textbook and is designed to appeal to academics in the areas of film studies and Irish studies. It covers works by established auteurs such as Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, as well as new arrivals, including the Academy Award-winning Lenny Abrahamson. Professor Barton discusses the book in greater detail on Arena, the daily arts and popular culture show broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 - click this news item to download the podcast of her interview.