New Issue, New Website!

We are delighted to share exciting news from the European Journal of Theatre and Performance (EJTP). Since the publication of our previous issue (Vol. 6, No. 2; previously called No.8), EJTP has entered into a new collaboration with the University of Groningen Press. As a next step in this partnership, we are proud to launch our new homepage: https://ejtp.eu.

From now on, all EJTP articles will be published in open access, freely available to readers everywhere. All previous issues of the journal are also fully accessible via the Archives tab on the new website. We also encourage future contributors to use our online submission system for sending in their manuscripts. The present website will be phasing out, yet we stay tightly connected to EASTAP as our home base!

The Essays section of our latest issue (Vol. 7, No. 1) is devoted to the theme ‘Exile and (Neo)Nationalism’, with Pieter Verstraete and Yana Meerzon as special guest editors. The section takes its impetus from the observation that, in today’s political landscape, few tensions feel more urgent than the one between migration and nationalism. On one side are the human stories of displacement: individuals forced to leave behind homes, identities, and nations. On the other are the entrenched structures of power—borders, laws, ideologies—that seek to contain, deny, or erase these stories. In view of this conflict, the contributing authors tackle various pressing questions, including: How are migrants, exiles, and stateless individuals being represented, governed, and resisted today? And what role can theatre and performance play in responding to this global crisis?

Alongside the Essays section, the issue also presents EJTP’s regularly featured parts. In Scholar in Focus, the journal highlights the work of leading figures in the field. This time, the section is devoted to Maria Shevtsova, whose scholarship has been central in shaping international debates on theatre and performance. In From the Archives, readers are invited to engage with historical materials that illuminate the genealogy of theatre and performance practices. The section in this issue focuses on the Jewish theatre Habima and their attempt to perform in Nazi Germany. Finally, in Book Reviews, the issue offers critical reflections on recent publications in theatre, performance, and dance studies, giving readers an overview of new research and current debates animating the field today.

We warmly invite you to explore the new issue—now available at our brand-new homepage: https://ejtp.eu.