The Rockefeller Connection

Balme, Christopher and Leonhardt, Nic (1. May 2021): The Rockefeller Connection. Visualizing theatrical networks in the Cultural Cold War. In: Comparatio, Vol. 12, No. 2: 127 -144

Abstract

This article examines how the Rockefeller Foundation funded theatrical initiatives in develo- ping countries: the Philippines and Nigeria. Using visualization software, in this case the open source application Gephi, we demonstrate how personal and institutional networks underpinned the cultural, specifically, theatrical development strategy of the foundation. It discusses the principles underpinning historical network analysis and analyzes two case studies, Severino Montano’s Arena Theatre in Manila, and the establishment of a School of Drama at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

• Item Type: Journal article
• EU Funded Grant Agreement Number: 694559
• EU Projects: Horizon 2020 > ERC Grants > ERC Advanced Grant > ERC Grant 694559: Developing Theatre - Building Expert Networks for Theatre in Emerging Countries after 1945
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Keywords: historical network analysis; visualization software; Gephi; Rockefeller Foundation; University of Ibadan; Severino Montano; Arena Theatre; Theatre in the Round; Cultural Cold War
• Faculties: History and Art History > Department of Art History > Theatre Studies
• Subjects: 700 Arts and recreation > 790 Sports, games and entertainment > 792 Stage presentations
• Language: English