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Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive (NYU Press, 2026) is a bold and incisive reconsideration of the relationship between enslavement, disability, and performance in 19th- and early 20th-century America; a time whe... more

Today’s guest, John Kuhn, is the author of Making Pagans: Theatrical Practice and Comparative Religion in Early Modern England (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024). Making Pagans argues that drama played a powerful role in the articulation of religious diffe... more

With his fake beard, putty nose, and thick Yiddish accent, the “stage Jew” was once a common character in vaudeville, part of a genre that mocked immigrants and minorities. Essentially a variant of blackface minstrelsy, the music that accompanied th... more

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Eddy Portnoy
specialist in Jewish popular culture, YIVO senior researcher and exhibit curator
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Episode: Jewface: “Yiddish” Dialect Songs of Tin Pan Alley
Jody Rosen
New York Times Sunday Magazine critic at large, author of White Christmas, Story of an American Song
The New York Times
Episode: Jewface: “Yiddish” Dialect Songs of Tin Pan Alley
Dr. Jessica Clarke
Historian and archaeologist specializing in ancient Roman theatre and entertainment culture
Liverpool University Press (author)
Episode: Jessica Clarke, "A New History of Ancient Roman Theatre" (Liverpool UP, 2025)
Dr. Lynneth Miller Renberg
Historian specializing in performance
Boydell & Brewer
Episode: Lynneth Miller Renberg, "Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640: Negotiating the Steps of Faith" (Boydell & Brewer, 2022)
Matti Friedman
Award-winning journalist and author
Episode: Matti Friedman, "Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai" (Spiegel & Grau, 2022)
Hilary French
Author of *Ballroom: A People's History of Dancing*
Reaktion Books
Episode: Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Dr. Polina Dimova
Professor of Russian at the University of Denver and Comparative Literature Scholar
University of Denver
Episode: Polina Dimova, "At the Crossroads of the Senses: The Synaesthetic Metaphor Across the Arts in European Modernism" (Penn State UP, 2024)
Jonathan Cohen
Scholar and translator, editor of the Williams translation project
Swan Isle Press / Williams translation studies
Episode: Luis Rechani Agrait, "My Excellency: Comedy in Three Acts" (Swan Isle Press, 2025)
Justin Owen Rawlins
Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at the University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
Episode: Justin Owen Rawlins, "Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance" (U Texas Press, 2024)

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Renée Garris
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Miranda Melcher
Host on The New Books Network; appears across performing arts discussions.

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Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Q: Can you maybe speak to the extent to which there's been a recent increase in same-sex or inclusive dancing?
Since the late 1990s, there's been renewed interest in partner dancing, including a same-sex dancing circuit that allows for more inclusive styles.
Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Q: Why do you think Strictly Come Dancing is so popular?
The participation of celebrities, along with its historical roots in competition and glamour, contributes to its popularity.
Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Q: What kinds of dances then did we see at the beginning of the 20th century?
There was a significant class difference in dances, with upper classes enjoying formal balls and working classes having more informal venues like seaside resorts.
Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Q: Why is the story of ballroom so heavily, so primarily British?
Ballroom dancing was established and codified in Britain, particularly through the efforts of the Official Board of Ballroom Dancing.
Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Q: Could you please, Hilary, introduce yourself a little bit and explain why you decided to write this book?
I have a background in architecture and discovered ballrooms through dancing, realizing their importance in historical contexts that were often overlooked.

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What is New Books in Performing Arts about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show features scholarly conversations with authors and researchers in the performing arts, covering dance history and pedagogy, theatre and acting methods, music, performance studies, and translation and literary work. Episodes often center on new books or historical-cultural contexts, bringing rigorous analysis to topics like dance education, ballroom culture, method acting, postcolonial theory, and the politics of performance. Listeners can expect thoughtful cross-disciplinary discussions that connect archival research, cultural memory, and contemporary performance practice, with a strong emphasis on education, identity, and the social power of the arts. A notable strength is the consistent pairing of historians, literary scholars, a... more

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