Spring 2015
Textuality versus corporeality. The body's legibility
Neal Leemput
Despite the focus on words and literary texts in the Art of Speech programme of the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Neal Leemput became fascinated by the narrative power of the body. His Master's degree …
'Eene onloochenbare verwantschap'. Music and literature in Flemish songbooks from the nineteenth century
Adelheid Ceulemans
In the nineteenth century, a remarkably strong connection existed between music and literature, between musicians and authors. Curiously enough, until recently, research into nineteenth-century …
Le nozze di Figaro - between dream and deed
Luc Joosten
Le nozze di Figaro is one of the best-known and most frequently performed operas from the repertoire. There is little doubt about that. But do we know precisely to what we refer when we discuss this …
Visual Poetics. Researching theatre, film and related arts
Esther Tuypens, Nele Wynants
Visual Poetics is the name of a research centre at the University of Antwerp. It serves as an interdisciplinary platform for studying theatre, film and related arts. The researchers share an interest …
The first Antwerp Academy Art Book Fair. A retrospective (and a forecast)
Johan Pas
In the autumn of 2014, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp organized its first international art book fair. This initiative turned out to be a hit. Its mix of antiquarian and current publications …
