»In a world shaken by war, migration, and algorithmic control, this groundbreaking book reveals theatre as a powerful space of resistance and vision – where seeing and being seen matter more than ever. Through bold case studies and sharp critique, Röttger shows why theatre remains vital: a living antidote to automated society and a guide for navigating the blind spots of our time.«

»In Looking Through Theatre, Kati Röttger has gifted us twenty years of reflections on seeing and being seen through theatre. A wonderful meditation and an inspiring read.«

»Kati Röttger's book invites us on a complex intellectual journey that ranges from classical tragedy to today's automated society; an important plea for theatre as a core medium of collective individuation and political critique!«

--- Kati Röttger, born in 1958, worked as a professor and chair of the Institute of Theatre Studies at the University of Amsterdam. She studied philosophy, theatre studies and German literature at Freie Universät Berlin, and completed her doctoral studies on collective creation in the new Colombian theatre after having spent two years in Colombia for fieldwork. She has been engaged in the mediation of cultural and academic exchange between performance artists and academics of Latin America and Europe for more than ten years. Her research topics are international dramaturgy and technologies of spectacle. ---