 "Theatre Between Tradition and Contemporaneity" December 17 - 21, 2012
Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria "Theatre Between Tradition and Contemporaneity" is the professional conference researching the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. How traditions influence, enhance and co-mingle in today's theatre processes? How traditions inspire artists to search for the “intercultural” language in contemporary performance? How traditions affect our artistic expression and thinking, form, artistic images on the stage? What is the meaning of the tradition in the creation today and for the future generations? The conference is open to different art genres, techniques and forms - theatre, dance, music, circus, visual and multimedia art. The conference is open to performers, performing arts educators, teachers, artists, playwrights, theatre critics, journalists, theatre researchers and arts managers from all over the world interested in the research of traditional methods as applied to contemporary performing arts work. This meeting is an opportunity to meet potential collaborators from different countries! The main tasks of the conference are to demonstrate various methods and techniques in contemporary performing arts inspired and formed in the connection with the world traditional heritage; to exchange experience and ideas in performing arts education and training, rehearsal process, performance making and production, to establish new contacts and to lay the foundation for future networking and collaboration with colleagues from different countries, to promote creative collaboration in multicultural and multilingual artistic environment. The working language is English. You are welcome to take part in the conference as a Speaker, Presenter, Participant, Observer! At the moment the conference is accepting presentation proposals! REGISTRATION FOR PRESENTERS AND SPEAKERS: The conference is a wonderful opportunity for performers, performing arts educators and teachers to demonstrate their methods and techniques. The programme is forming quickly, the number of slots is limited. The program forms on a competitive basis. Presentation Formats: practical workshop/master class, work in progress, performance fragment not requiring special technical conditions, reading/lecture, other way of demonstration offered by Speaker/Presenter can be considered. Submission Guidelines: All documents of a presentation proposal should be sent in one email as attachments: Registration fee for Presenters/Speakers: 650 EUR if payment is made before May 25th - early registration fee. For IUGTE Members - 20% discount. IUGTE can help the conference guests to organize accommodation and meals in Leitring bei Leibnitz. Please contact us for more details. The official day of arrival is Monday, December 17th, 2012. The day of departure is Friday, December 21st, 2012. Organized by IUGTE in collaboration with "ArtUniverse" |