The International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) announced June 2 the preliminary program for its next World Congress, which takes place June 15-20 in Yerevan, Armenia.
The theme for this year's congress is "Redefining Femininity in Today’s Theatre." The call for papers, issued earlier this year, states: "The concept of femininity seeks in today’s theatre its own place, language, identity and expression. In the 21st century, it has reemerged as a creative issue. In a sense, even the masculine subject is isolated in the phallocentric system. “Alliance,” for example, is emphasized over “self” as a recurring theme, “difference” over “homogeneity,” “sense and experience” over “abstraction,” as well as “nature” over “civilization.” Can we characterize and explain the various phenomena of this 21st century concept of femininity?
"Some of the main elements characterizing the changing theatrical models which have emerged or developed under the aegis or influence of this new paradigm seem to encompass new subject matter; changes in plot and character; new developments and thinking in terms of the relationships between body and language; shifts in the encounters between the performers and the spectators; a reordering of the symbolic and thematic structures; a recognition of “the other”; poetic attention and expression to individuality and everyday-ness; fresh perspectives on the roles of memory, politics, gender, class, race, and family."
Papers on that theme will be presented by a motley of speakers. The preliminary program schedule, divided into three sessions, is as follows:
SESSION I, June 16, Wednesday, 10:00-13:00:
Chair: Margareta Sörenson
Keynote Speech:
Maria Helena Serôdio, Portugal, Editor Critical Stages, Honorary General Secretary:
Reframing the Feminine: Some Classical Heroines on the Contemporary Stage
Un nouveau cadre de féminité : Quelques héroïnes classiques sur la scène contemporaine
Jean-Pierre Han, France, vice president IATC:
The Position of Femininity in French Theatre
La position de la féminité dans le théâtre français
Ravi Chaturvedi, India:
The Emergence of the New Woman: Reflections on Indian Theatre in the 21st Century
L’émergence de la femme nouvelle : Réflexions sur le théâtre indien du 21e siècle
Guna Zeltina, Latvia:
The Emergence of the Concept of Femininity in Latvian Theatre
L’émergence de l’idée de féminité dans le théâtre lituanien
Katy Salmasi, Iran:
Feminism, Art and Theatre in Iran
Féminisme, art et théâtre en Iran
Deepa Ganesh, India :
The Woman’s Voice in Indian Theatre
La voix de la femme dans le théâtre indien
SESSION II, Wednesday, 15:00-17:00:
Chair: Jean-Pierre Han
Birgitte Purkhardt, Québec, Canada:
The Evolution of the Female Character in the Imagination of Québec’s Playwrights
L’évolution du personnage féminin dans l’imaginaire des dramaturges québécoises
Patricia Keeney, Canada:
Where the Wild Things Are: A Study on Canadian Playwright Judith Thomson
Où tout est sauvage, étude sur la dramaturge canadienne Judith Thomson
Randy Gener, USA:
Women and War: On Lynn Nottage’s Ruined
Les femmes et les guerres : Sur Ruines de Lynn Nottage
Savas Patsalidis, Greece :
Recontextualizing Sacrifice, Revenge and Power: Ellen MacLaughlin’s Iphigenia and Other Daughters
La recontextualisation du sacrifice, de la revanche et du pouvoir: Iphigénie et autres filles de Ellen MacLaughlin
Akiko Tachiki, Japan:
Femininity/Masculinity: Beyond the Border
Féminité/Masculinité : au-delà des limites
SESSION III, Thursday 10:00-13:00:
Chair: Randy Gener
Ravinder Kaul, India:
Redefining Femininity in Indian Modern Theatre
La redéfinition de la féminité dans le théâtre indien contemporain
Margareta Sörenson, Sweden, vice president IATC:
Femininity and Body Language, Reflections on Pina Bausch and Mats Ek
Féminité et langage du corps ; réflexions sur Pina Bausch et Mats Ek
Jae-Min Shim, Korea:
Lee Breuer’s Dollhouse
La maison de poupée de Lee Breuer
Zhu Ning, China:
The Female Directors in the New Theatre Market
Les femmes metteurs en scène sur le nouveau marché du théâtre
Zane Radzobe, Latvia:
Redefining Feminine: National Romanticism in Three Performances by Alvis Hermanis
La redéfinition de la féminité : Le romantisme national dans trois spectacles de Alvis Hermanis
Magdalona Jakfalvi, Hungary:
The Women, The Regimes
Les femmes, les régimes
Philip Zitowitz, Japan:
On the Geisha Today
Sur la geïsha aujourd’hui
Discussion and closure of the conference
Discussion et clôture du colloque
No comments:
Post a Comment