(Fwd) (Fwd) UC-Santa Barbara Conference: "Acts of Reconstructi
JENNIFER HARVIE
aezjhe at AEN1.ENGLISH.NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Tue Mar 4 11:18:02 EST 1997
Hi,
I thought this might be of interest to many of you. --Jen Harvie
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From: "Don B. Wilmeth" <Don_Wilmeth at BROWN.EDU>
Subject: UC-Santa Barbara Conference: "Acts of Reconstruction"
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Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to let you know that the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center
and at the University of California, Santa Barbara will be hosting an
international conference entitled "Acts of Reconstruction: Shakespeares
Globe," scheduled to take place on May 9 - 10 at the Hatlen Theatre,
Snidecor Hall. The conference will explore a number of themes. First it
will ask why a theatre that dates from the 16th century is being rebuilt
and whether anything close to an accurate reconstruction can actually be
achieved. Secondly, it will explore the artistic, economic, social, and
political factors that lie behind its current reconstruction and make the
Globe a component of contemporary culture. Finally it will view the
contemporary construction of the Globe in a historical perspective,
touching upon previous attempts to reconstruct the Globe, and upon ways in
which Shakespearean performance has, through the ages, both sustained and
deviated from the principles of open-staging that were practiced at the
Globe.
This conference is, in essence, the third of a series, which began
in the Fall of 1995 with our conference "The Pasts We tell Ourselves" and
was continued in the Spring of 1996 with our exploration of the cleaning
of the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Next year, in the fourth "Acts of
Reconstruction" conference we will be exploring the rebuilding of history
in theme parks and modern city centers.
We have chosen the Globe Theatre as this year's topic to coincide with the
opening of the first full season in the theatre. Speakers include Andrew
Gurr (University of Reading), the theatre historian upon whose research
the present Globe was constructed, Michael Holden, the Executive Director
of the International Shakespeare Globe Centre in London, Thomas Postlewait
(Ohio State University), a leading theorist of theatre history, Jean
Marsden (University of Connecticut), a historian of Shakespearean
performance, William Worthen (UC Davis), an expert in the history of
modern staging, and Dennis Kennedy (Trinity College, Dublin), the director
of the Samuel Beckett Centre in Dublin and a noted scholar on the
international performance of Shakespeare. Round-table panels will include
contributions from several of the most eminent Shakespearean scholars and
performers at UCSB and in the University of California system. The
conference will be held in conjunction with a performance of "The Winters
Tale" by A Noise Within, on May 8-9 at Campbell Hall, UCSB.
We would like to invite the members of the American Society of Theatre
Research to attend our conference on the Globe. Would it be possible for
you to provide us with a copy of the 1977 Membership List on disk? For
us, the ideal format would be Microsoft Word, but we are also capable of
printing out a Mac file. If that is not possible, would you please send
us the membership on address labels?
Lastly, we would appreciate your help in publicizing this event as widely
as possible. Could you recommend any theatre websites, discussion lists,
or publications in which we might announce this event?
With all best wishes
Leonard Wallock, Associate Director
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The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UCSB
and UCSB Extension
present
ACTS OF RECONSTRUCTION:
SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE
May 9 and 10, 1997
All conference sessions will take place in the
Hatlen Theatre, Snidecor Hall
May 9:
Shakespeare's Globe: Models of Reconstruction
Chair: Robert Potter (Dramatic Art, UC Santa Barbara)
2:00 - 2:30: Simon Williams (Dramatic Art and Interdisciplinary
Humanities Center, University of
California, Santa Barbara)
"That Childlike Beginning of the Stage, a
Scaffolding: Changing Concepts of
Shakespeare and the Globe"
2:30 - 3:15: Andrew Gurr (English, University of Reading, U.K.)
"Convergent and Divergent Expertise: Best-Guessing
the Evidence"
3:15 - 4:00: Thomas Postlewait (Theatre, Ohio State University)
"Yorick's Skull/Shakespeare's Globe: The Suspect
Anatomy of Theatre Reconstruction"
4:15 - 5:30: Panel: "Shakespeare's Globe: Models of Reconstruction"
Reginald Foakes (English, UCLA)
John Gleason (Emeritus, University of San
Francisco)
Richard Helgerson (English, UC Santa Barbara)
Michael Warren (English, UC Santa Cruz)
5:30 - 7:00: Reception, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center
8:00 - 11:00 A Noise Within in "The Winter's Tale," Campbell Hall, UCSB
sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures
May 10:
Staging Shakespeare
Chair: Michael O'Connell (English, UC Santa Barbara)
9:30 - 10:15: Jean Marsden (English, University of Connecticut):
"Words, Words, Words: Staging Shakespeare's Text
after the Restoration"
10:30 - 11:15: William Worthen (English and Dramatic Art, UC Davis)
"Authenticities of Shakespearean Performance"
11:30- 12:15: Michael Holden (The International Shakespeare Globe
Centre):
"On your imaginary forces work": An Examination of the
Nature of the Actor/Audience Relationship at the
Globe--A Rediscovery"
12:15 - 1:45: Lunch
Shakespeare and the Contemporary World
Chair: W. Davies King (Dramatic Art, UC Santa Barbara)
2:00 - 2:45: Dennis Kennedy (Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College,
Dublin)
"Shakespeare and Cultural Tourism"
3:00 - 4:30: Panel: "Shakespeare and the Open Stage"
Libby Appel (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Robert Egan (Dramatic Art, UC Santa Barbara)
Mark Rose (English, UC Santa Barbara)
Paul Whitworth (Theatre, UC Santa Cruz)
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INFORMATION ON CONFERENCE ADMISSION
FREE
For U.C. faculty, students, and staff, and students at other schools and
colleges (identification required).
GENERAL PUBLIC
Advance registration for the conference is $10.00 per day
(including Friday parking if registered by May 1).
Registration will also be available at the door. Parking at UCSB is $5 on
Friday and free on Saturday, except in designated areas.
Tickets for "The Winter's Tale" performed by A Noise Within on Thursday
and Friday, May 8 and 9 at 8:00 p.m. in UCSB Campbell Hall cost
$12/$15/$18 for General Public and $10/$13/$15 for Students. They are
available at UCSB Arts & Lectures Ticket Office, 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Or they may be purchased by telephone at (805)
893-3535. Tickets will also be sold at the door if available beginning
at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets for the Saturday luncheon are available only by advance
registration at a cost of $12.
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ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM
"ACTS OF RECONSTRUCTION: SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE"
NAME(S)____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE_______________________________________________________
Number of people who will attend the conference on the following
days @ $10.00 per person per day:
Friday, 5/9: ________ Saturday, 5/10 __________ x $10.00 = $_______
Number of people who will attend the conference luncheon on
Saturday @ $12.00 per person:
Saturday, 5/10__________ x $12.00 = $_______
TOTAL ENCLOSED $________
PAYMENT:
Checks payable to the "Regents of the University of California" should be
mailed with this form to the following address:
Interdisciplinary Humanities Center
6064 Humanities and Social Sciences Building
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9011
For further information about the conference, please call (805) 893-7660.
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