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The Theatre Centre and the <BR>
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)<BR>
<H2>Mini-Conference on<BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE="6"><B>DRAMATURGY </B></FONT><B>July 8 and 9, 2002 ... Toronto<BR>
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Bringing together playwrights and dramaturgs with other members of the Canadian theatre community, this annual conference features two full days devoted to the art of dramaturgy.<BR>
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Guest speakers will discuss specific projects by addressing in detail the process they used to develop the play. We also welcome artists from across Canada and beyond, feature reports on activities in other major theatre centres. <BR>
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<B>Conference Schedule</B>: <FONT SIZE="2">{subject to change}<BR>
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<B>Monday July 8<BR>
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</B>10am - 1pm <B>Introductory Session</B>: who is doing what?<BR>
1pm - 2:30pm Lunch<BR>
2:30pm <B>Djanet Sears</B> on the creation of her hit play <I>Adventures of a Black Girl<BR>
in Search of God<BR>
</I>3:45pm - 5:00pm Playwrights at large theatres:<BR>
<B>Vern Thiessen</B> on establishing a play development program at <BR>
the Citadel Theatre; <B>Celia McBride</B> on her new play <I>Walk Right Up<BR>
</I> premiering this summer at the Stratford Festival<BR>
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<B>Tuesday July 9<BR>
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</B>10am <B>Ross Manson</B> on the creation of his multi-disciplinary hit <I>Mortality<BR>
</I>11:00am <B>Michael Miller</B> discusses Factory Theatre's <I>CrossCurrents Festival of <BR>
Cultural Ideas<BR>
</I>12:00pm <B>Habib Tanvir</B> on translating and producing Rahul Varma's <I>Bhopal</I>; and on <BR>
the creation of his own play <I>Bahadur Kalarin<BR>
</I>1:15pm - 2:30pm Lunch<BR>
2:30pm <B>Wayne Strongman</B> outlines Tapestry's innovative Composer-Librettist <BR>
Laboratory <BR>
3:45pm - 5:00pm <B>Rachel Ditor</B> on dramaturgy and the Vancouver theatre community; Rachel <BR>
will also report on June's LMDA conference on play development.<BR>
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Location: <B>Theatre Centre </B>(1087 Queen Street West)<BR>
(enter off Dovercourt Road, just south of Queen Street W.)<BR>
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Admission is free. <BR>
<B>All spaces for the conference have been filled, but</B> a waiting list has been started. <BR>
To add your name to the waiting list or for further information, please contact:<BR>
<U>bquirt@interlog.com</U> <BR>
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<B>NOTE: </B>If you have booked a space for the conference, but are unable to attend, please let us know so that we can offer spaces to the waiting list. Thank you.<BR>
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<B>Participants include:<BR>
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<B>Rachel Ditor</B> (dramaturg, Arts Club Theatre; Rumble Productions, Vancouver)<BR>
<B>Celia McBride</B> (playwright)<BR>
<B>Ross Manson</B> (artistic director, Volcano, Toronto)<BR>
<B>Michael Miller</B> (playwright; General Manager, Obsidian Theatre, Toronto)<BR>
<B>Brian Quirt</B> (director/dramaturg, Nightswimming and Factory Theatre, Toronto)<BR>
<B>Rahul Varma</B> (artistic director, Teesri Duniya, Montreal)<BR>
<B>Djanet Sears</B> (playwright/director, Toronto)<BR>
<B>Wayne Strongman</B> (artistic director, Tapestry New Opera Works, Toronto)<BR>
<B>Vern Thiessen</B> (playwright; Artistic Associate, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton)<BR>
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<B>We are honoured that Habib Tanvir will be speaking at this year's conference. <BR>
</B>Habib Tanvir is a noted journalist, actor, and director in India. In 1954 he founded Delhi's first professional theatre company, <B>Hindustani Theatre</B>. In 1959 he founded <B>Naya Theatre</B> in Bhopal, working with tribal and village people. For his innovative work he has received numerous awards, and this year received the title of Padmabushan, one of India's highest civilian awards, from the Government of India. <BR>
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