Contemporary Performance: Theatre And Sport In The Age Of Ai – A Study On Dear England
Auteurs : الذرب زينب . امجد محمد .
Résumé
Sport occupies a central position in shaping collective identity and national consciousness, yet its psychological and socio-cultural dimensions are rarely examined through theatrical representation. James Graham’s Dear England (2023) offers a compelling intersection between football and theatre by dramatizing the transformation of the Dear England national team under Gareth Southgate. This study investigates how the play reconfigures football as a performative, therapeutic, and communal space. Drawing upon Performance Theory (Schechner), Goffman’s dramaturgical sociology, and concepts of collective trauma, the research explores how sport functions as a national ritual and how theatre reframes it as a site of emotional reconstruction. Through textual analysis and a proposed community-based survey model, this study argues that Dear England demonstrates how sport and theatre collaboratively reshape national narratives, masculinity, and psychological resilience.
Mots clés
Dear England ; England ; spot ; AI ; suffering
