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Introduction: Marisa Carnesky — Sorceress, Radical School Mistress, Showwoman
- By Eirini Kartsaki1
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 East15 Acting School University of Essex
- Source: Obsessions of a Showwoman , pp 13-17
- Publication Date: October 2024
- DOI: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1386/9781835950104_2
- Language: English
Kartsaki introduces Marisa Carnesky to the reader as an indomitable sorceress, an eccentric magicienne, and a Showwoman. The introduction reflects on the ways in which Carnesky's trajectory of performance practice, merging genres and creating community, as well as her significant work as an educator.
Keywords: activist ; alternative cabaret ; illusions ; live art ; magicienne ; marginalized experiences of women artists ; menstrual rituals ; mezuzahs ; performance experiments ; Radical School Mistress ; showwomanry ; showwomen of the past ; sorceress ; The Dragon Ladies ; transformation
Paperback ISBN:
9781835950104
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Carnesky, M. (2022), Showwomen Script, Jackson's Lane, 16-18 June, unpublished, Marisa Carnesky archival material.
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Mock, R. (2020), ‘Marisa Carnesky, Showwoman’, in M. Chatzichristodoulou (ed.), Live Art in the UK: Contemporary Performances ofPrecarity, London: Methuen Drama, pp. 45–67.
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References
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Carnesky, M. (2022), Showwomen Script, Jackson's Lane, 16-18 June, unpublished, Marisa Carnesky archival material.
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Mock, R. (2020), ‘Marisa Carnesky, Showwoman’, in M. Chatzichristodoulou (ed.), Live Art in the UK: Contemporary Performances ofPrecarity, London: Methuen Drama, pp. 45–67.
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