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ECOSYSTEMS OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE

EASTAP ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024

Book of Abstracts

ISBN: 979-12-80081-04-9

Editor: Armando Rotondi

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Ecosystems of Theatre and Performance (28 October – 2 November 2024)

We are delighted to announce the EASTAP Annual Conference 2024, hosted by the Institute of the Arts Barcelona (Sitges, Spain) and organized by Armando Rotondi and Valentina Temussi, under the theme “Ecosystems of Theatre and Performance”. As host city, Sitges has been a biosphere destination since 2016, and is committed to environmental, economic, and social sustainability. The conference aims to bring together international scholars, practitioners, and researchers, inviting submissions for papers and presentations that delve into various aspects of this theme and offer fresh insights into the dynamic field of theatre and performance. We aim to make productive the terminological shift of the concept of ‘ecology’ to ‘ecosystems’ within the realm of theatre and performance. “Ecosystems of Theatre and Performance” invites proposals that explore the scientific-environmental, figurative, and economical dimensions of these dynamic artistic systems.

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ASSOCIATE SCHOLAR

• Prof. Emerita Maria Shevtsova (Goldsmiths, University of London)

 

ASSOCIATE ARTIST

• Marco Paolini and La Fabbrica del Mondo

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ACADEMIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Julie Sermon (University of Lyon, France)

• Khalid Amin (Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco)

• Carl Lavery (University of Glasgow, UK)

 

ARTISTIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Jozef Vlk (Debrys Company, Slovakia)

• Aïda Colmenero Dïaz (Cía Aïda Colmenero Dïaz, Spain)

• Liz Pugh (Walk the Plank, UK)

 

PROFESSIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Santiago Fondevila Nadal (Ara, Spain)

• Alfredo Esposito (Difesa d’Autore, Italy)

 

 MASTERCLASSES

• Esther Mollo and David Ayoun – Théâtre Diagonale (France) – On “Le corps utopique”

• Sarah-Jane Mason and Simon Turner – Lacuna Festivals (Spain) – On Artist-led Festival Management and Creative Processes

• Hawah Bunduka (Sierra Leone-UK) – On Decolonial Body Practice as an Act of Resistance, Acknowledgement and Healing

• Oscar Valsecchi – Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico (Spain) – On Contemporary Embodiment of Classical Repertoire

• Alfredo Esposito – Difesa D’Autore (Italy) – On Copyrights/Copyleft in Performance and Generative Artificial Intelligence

• Martin Lewton – Theatre North (UK) – On Queer Performance

SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC COMMITTEE

• Airan Berg – Circus of Knowledge | University of Linz

• Cosmin Chivu – Pace University New York | The Actors Studio Drama School | Sibiu Performing Arts Market

• Alix de Morant – Université Paul Valery Montpellier 3

• Nick Hollamby – Institute of the Arts Barcelona

• Loránd János – Choreoscope Festival

• Saumia Liyanage – University of the Arts in Colombo

• Stefania Lodi Rizzini – Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3

• Darko Lukić – Independent scholar

• Erica Magris – Université Paris 8 – Saint-Denis

• Eva Martz – Complutense University of Madrid | Eva Martz Contemporary Dance Company

• Drew Mulligan – Institute of the Arts Barcelona

• Christoph Pasour – International University of Barcelona

• Magda Romanska – Emerson College | metaLAB (at) Harvard University & FU Berlin

• Asta Petrikienė – Lithuanian Culture Research Institute

• Andrew Sherlock – Liverpool John Moores University

• Avra Sidiropoulos – Open University of Cyprus | Persona Theatre Company

• Jozef Vlk – Debris Company

• Daniel Wetzel – Rimini Protokoll

Additional Emerging-Scholar-Forum-focused Scientific and Artistic Committee:

• Michal Denci – National Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

• Milija Gluhovic – University of Warwick

• Sarah-Jane Mason – Lacuna Festivals | University of Leeds

• Simon Piasecki – Liverpool John Moores University

• Fabio Pisano – LiberaImago Theatre Company

• Anthony Trahearn – Institute of the Arts Barcelona