Theatre by Design Conference

[Rebecca Burton]

Hello

Just in case there was fear about opening attachments, pasted below is the press release for the Theatre by Design Conference. Hosted by the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, U of T, this promises to be a most interesting and exciting event!

Cheers,

Rebecca
Theatre by Design: Scenography in Canada


January 24 - 25, 2003


Robert Gill Theatre

214 College Street

University of Toronto


The Graduate Centre for Study of Drama is pleased to announce their upcoming conference Theatre by Design: Scenography in Canada, the first conference in which theatre artists and scholars will come together to engage in a dialogue and deal with the specificity of design for performance. 

This conference will launch a distinct initiative in the study of theatre in Canada. It takes as its focus to learn how to learn about theatre design through the collaboration with a selection of designers, many of whom are ready to contribute their manifestos on their art. Speaking at the conference will be Canadian theatre designers of set, costume, lighting and sound; directors who make scenography integral to their staging; and architects who are increasingly turning to stage design. The conference takes the inclusive critical term scenography for its subtitle to encourage a discussion of the relationships between visual and aural design for performance. 

Our keynote speaker is Michael Levine who has designed internationally for the Paris Opera, the English National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago as well as for the Canadian Opera Company, the National Ballet, Shaw Festival, Tarragon Theatre and most recently Dancemakers. 

We invite you to join us in this unique opportunity to hear the languages of design first hand, and to engage in an important critical exploration of these artists' works.

We are grateful for the generous assistance of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto.

Registration:$40/$20 students and seniors 

University of Toronto students free

To register: http://gradrama.sa.utoronto.ca/design2003

416-978-7986

candesign2003 at yahoo.ca


Convenors: Natalie Rewa, Department of Drama, Queen's University

John Astington, Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, University of Toronto
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