National Conference on The Theory and Practice of Contemporary Theatre From its days in classical Greece to the globalized world of today, theatre has traversed a terrain wide and eclectic, adapting to the trajectory of the history of the human race itself. Never content with restricting itself to the confines of the stage in a theatre hall, theatre has created its own spaces, invading more local and intimate spheres such as the village grounds, and the street. In keeping with the spirit in which Oscar Wilde said, regard the theatre as “I the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being”, we hope to take a closer look at what theatre has to offer us today. In her essay, and Performance”, Olga Taxidou explains “Text that it is the interdependent relationship between the text, the stage and performance that makes for the distinctiveness of the theatrical event. The conference hopes to explore and engage with all these elements to arrive at a complex and composite picture of theatre as it exists today. Bertolt Brecht claimed that what we need is type of theatre which not only releases the “a feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself”. But has the field of theatre indeed been transformed in the world as we know it today? This conference offers an invaluable opportunity to find out. It aims to explore theatre in all the forms it survives and flourishes in today. It will consider the social, political, and aesthetic contexts that frame the play, as also the manner in which it represents it subjects through the particular codes and signs that mark it as performative medium adaptable as much for the purpose of entertainment as for engendering social change. It will also probe behind the scenes to take a closer look at the construction of the theatrical universe. For a more holistic appraisal of the theatrical spectacle, the conference will also consider the affective aspect of theatre, and examine the impact of the spectacle on the audience that consumes it. We invite papers on the following themes: Street Theatre Folk Theatre Puppetry Dance Drama Musicals Postmodern theatre
National Conference on The Theory and Practice of Contemporary Theatre From its days in classical Greece to the globalized world of today, theatre has traversed a terrain wide and eclectic, adapting to the trajectory of the history of the human race itself. Never content with restricting itself to the confines of the stage in a theatre hall, theatre has created its own spaces, invading more local and intimate spheres such as the village grounds, and the street. In keeping with the spirit in which Oscar Wilde said, “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being”, we hope to take a closer look at what theatre has to offer us today. In her essay, “Text and Performance”, Olga Taxidou explains that it is the interdependent relationship between the text, the stage and performance that makes for the distinctiveness of the theatrical event. The conference hopes to explore and engage with all these elements to arrive at a complex and composite picture of theatre as it exists today. Bertolt Brecht claimed that what we need is “a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself”. But has the field of theatre indeed been transformed in the world as we know it today? This conference offers an invaluable opportunity to find out. It aims to explore theatre in all the forms it survives and flourishes in today. It will consider the social, political, and aesthetic contexts that frame the play, as also the manner in which it represents it subjects through the particular codes and signs that mark it as performative medium adaptable as much for the purpose of entertainment as for engendering social change. It will also probe behind the scenes to take a closer look at the construction of the theatrical universe. For a more holistic appraisal of the theatrical spectacle, the conference will also consider the affective aspect of theatre, and examine the impact of the spectacle on the audience that consumes it. We invite papers on the following themes: Street Theatre Folk Theatre Puppetry Dance Drama Musicals Postmodern theatre
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