Source:
http://www.sfu.ca/thalia-germanica/english/conference2003.htm
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Thalia Germanica
Fifth international Conference
Meetings will take place in the splendid Ligo Hall of the palatial building of the
Riga Latvian Society in Riga, Latvia/Lettland
June 19 -23, 2003
THEME: GERMAN-LANGUAGE THEATRE ABROAD FROM THE 17TH
CENTURY TO TODAY: INSTITUTIONS, HISTORY, GOALS
1. THEATRES: Itinerant players, permanent theatres, puppet theatres, circus
- their sponsors, buildings, ensembles, administration
2. GERMAN CULTURAL VALUES ABROAD: programmes, repertory,
productions, dramatic subject matter, texts, adaptations and translations
3. ACTORS AND DIRECTORS: biographies, actors' agencies, contracts,
rules for actors
4. THEATRE PUBLIC AND RECEPTION: Who formed the audience? What
was the reception like? In what media was reception recorded?
5. MULTICULTURAL ISSUES: German-language models & influences on
indigenous beginnings/traditions
6. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ISSUES: Source studies, archives and libraries,
collections of theatre documents
Proposals for papers in English or German with a half-page summary are
invited by March 31, 2003.
Theatre historians, Germanists, Artistic Directors and others interested in
German-language Theatres abroad, not just in the Baltic, are invited to
participate. Speakers have 20 minutes for the paper and 10 minutes for
questions. A short CV should also accompany the proposal and summary.
Persons presenting a paper should become members of the Thalia
Germanica society. New members are welcome at all times and are entitled
to have their paper considered for publication in our Proceedings series.
Membership form:
http://www.sfu.ca/thalia-germanica/english/membersform.htm
Papers should be submitted on disc with two copies in paper format at the
conference. Selected papers should not exceed 20 pages with illustrations.
Excursions include various archives, the Wagner House and visits to fine
buildings in Riga and possibly to towns on the Baltic Sea Sea.
Dr. Laurence Kitching
Thalia Germanica
Department of Humanities
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada
Tel. (604) 291-4664. FAX (604) 291-4504
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Website: http://www.sfu.ca/thalia-germanica
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