Karen Jean Martinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 362194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Jean Martinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen Jean |
| FAMILY NAME | Martinson |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINSON K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8277-1615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Devising Anthropocene
A conversation between Anthropocene Project Director Rachel Bowditch and Project Dramaturg Karen Jean Martinson about the multiyear devising process for Anthropocene, a high-impact, devised, physical theatre performance that examines how human progress has led to a new and dangerous geological age, which played at Arizona State University November 3–12, 2023
Crossing Collaborative Borders
Your time has come to fly You have no borders —El Vez, “Órale,” sung to the tune of “Bridge over Troubled Waters” With brightly colored papel picado (cut paper banners), tissue flowers, and Latin American flags festooning the performance area at San Francisco's Z Space, David Herrera Performance Company's September 2023 event, ÓRALE!, promised fun and festivity. On its surface, the performance resembled a typical dance program, with an ensemble o…
May We Have Your Attention Please? Climate Change Is Urgent and Change Needs to Happen Now
Anthropocene, a high-impact original physical theater performance, examines how human progress has led to a new and dangerous geological age. The convergence of the global syndemic—the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, social justice unrest, and social systems pushed to their breaking point—indicates an imperative for real change. The topic of human-caused climate change is urgent. Indeed, in August 2021, the United Nations (UN) issued a rep…
Profiling El Vez, The Mexican Elvis
This article discusses the critical practice the author uses in her writing about El Vez, The Mexican Elvis. After offering a brief introduction to El Vez, to the artist Robert Lopez who created him, and to the relationship between them and the icon of Elvis, the author presents the aims of Make the Dream Real, the monograph she is drafting about El Vez/Lopez, to consider how it draws on biographical writing and yet departs from it. The author ar…
The Reverend Billy Project
Ameryka dir. by Nancy Keystone
Ain't That a Shame? Trayvon's Trauma Revealed Through the Theatre of TNT
Just days after the George Zimmerman verdict, the Truth N Trauma (TNT) Theatre Ensemble, comprised entirely of African American actors, performed the devised piece The Only Way Out Is the Way Through. Wearing a hoodie and holding a package of Skittles, the ensemble's only male actor delivered a monologue that spoke eloquently about the threats that young Black men face. By briefly embodying the figure of Trayvon Martin, this performance interroga…
Relic, Souvenir, or Just Hair?
Teatro Caliente! (review)
Reviewed by: ¡Teatro Caliente! Karen Jean Martinson ¡Teatro Caliente!Theater in My Basement/SW Annex, Modified Arts, Phoenix. 30– 3110, 01112004. Despite its namesake, many assert that nothing new ever arises in Phoenix. Often assumed to be as culturally arid as its desert landscape, the city of Phoenix conjures images of relocated retirees, endless pavement, and the conservative politics of Barry Goldwater. Yet, original theatre is proving the e…
Ain't That a Shame? Trayvon's Trauma Revealed Through the Theatre of TNT
Just days after the George Zimmerman verdict, the Truth N Trauma (TNT) Theatre Ensemble, comprised entirely of African American actors, performed the devised piece The Only Way Out Is the Way Through. Wearing a hoodie and holding a package of Skittles, the ensemble's only male actor delivered a monologue that spoke eloquently about the threats that young Black men face. By briefly embodying the figure of Trayvon Martin, this performance interroga…
Teatro Caliente! (review)
Reviewed by: ¡Teatro Caliente! Karen Jean Martinson ¡Teatro Caliente!Theater in My Basement/SW Annex, Modified Arts, Phoenix. 30– 3110, 01112004. Despite its namesake, many assert that nothing new ever arises in Phoenix. Often assumed to be as culturally arid as its desert landscape, the city of Phoenix conjures images of relocated retirees, endless pavement, and the conservative politics of Barry Goldwater. Yet, original theatre is proving the e…
Relic, Souvenir, or Just Hair?
Ain't That a Shame? Trayvon's Trauma Revealed Through the Theatre of TNT
Just days after the George Zimmerman verdict, the Truth N Trauma (TNT) Theatre Ensemble, comprised entirely of African American actors, performed the devised piece The Only Way Out Is the Way Through. Wearing a hoodie and holding a package of Skittles, the ensemble's only male actor delivered a monologue that spoke eloquently about the threats that young Black men face. By briefly embodying the figure of Trayvon Martin, this performance interroga…
Ameryka dir. by Nancy Keystone
The Reverend Billy Project
Profiling El Vez, The Mexican Elvis
This article discusses the critical practice the author uses in her writing about El Vez, The Mexican Elvis. After offering a brief introduction to El Vez, to the artist Robert Lopez who created him, and to the relationship between them and the icon of Elvis, the author presents the aims of Make the Dream Real, the monograph she is drafting about El Vez/Lopez, to consider how it draws on biographical writing and yet departs from it. The author ar…
May We Have Your Attention Please? Climate Change Is Urgent and Change Needs to Happen Now
Anthropocene, a high-impact original physical theater performance, examines how human progress has led to a new and dangerous geological age. The convergence of the global syndemic—the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, social justice unrest, and social systems pushed to their breaking point—indicates an imperative for real change. The topic of human-caused climate change is urgent. Indeed, in August 2021, the United Nations (UN) issued a rep…
Devising Anthropocene
A conversation between Anthropocene Project Director Rachel Bowditch and Project Dramaturg Karen Jean Martinson about the multiyear devising process for Anthropocene, a high-impact, devised, physical theatre performance that examines how human progress has led to a new and dangerous geological age, which played at Arizona State University November 3–12, 2023
Crossing Collaborative Borders
Your time has come to fly You have no borders —El Vez, “Órale,” sung to the tune of “Bridge over Troubled Waters” With brightly colored papel picado (cut paper banners), tissue flowers, and Latin American flags festooning the performance area at San Francisco's Z Space, David Herrera Performance Company's September 2023 event, ÓRALE!, promised fun and festivity. On its surface, the performance resembled a typical dance program, with an ensemble o…
Art (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Art history (4 works) · History (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Dance (2 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works)