The International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) Performance and Consciousness Working Group will be meeting at the next IFTR World Congress in
Warwick, UK, 28 July to 1 August 2014. This WG welcomes contributions pertaining to any aspect of the relationship between performance and consciousness, particularly, but not necessarily, in relationship to the conference theme of Theatre and Stratification. Papers drawing on themes from performance theory, cognitive science, phenomenology, actor training, psychology, and/or theatre history are especially encouraged. To contribute a paper, please submit abstract and other details through the conference website at http://iftr2014warwick.org/, section Call for Papers, and please send a copy of what you submit to the WG convenor for the conference, Professor Peter Zazzali, [log in to unmask] Deadline is 15 January 2014.
The Working Group Performance and Consciousness was co-founded by Jade Rosina McCutcheon and Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe in 2006 for the IFTR World Congress in Helsinki. Jade has now stepped down from her role as co-convenor and her role has been taken up by Peter Zazzali. Peter is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, where he specializes in actor training, acting theory, directing, and the sociology of theatre. He holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from CUNY and an MFA in Acting from the University of Delaware. He has published articles in Performing Arts Journal, Theatre Journal, The European Legacy, and Communications from the International Brecht Society, among others. Peter is currently working on a book project focusing on professional actor training in US higher education.
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