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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=2>Dear Colleagues,<BR><BR>Booking is now open for the Researching Applied
Drama, Theatre and Performance Conference at Exeter University, April 1-5, 2008.
Booking is open until January 31st 2008: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=2>http://www.spa.ex.ac.uk/drama/appliedconf/bookingform.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>In 2008 the conference focus is
Performance, Cross-cultural Dialogue and Coexistence: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=2>http://www.spa.ex.ac.uk/drama/appliedconf/focus.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Proposals for conference
contributions are due on Friday January 11, 2008: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=2>http://www.spa.ex.ac.uk/drama/appliedconf/callforpapers.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Information on conference fees is
available at: </FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>http://www.spa.ex.ac.uk/drama/appliedconf/fees.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Please check the conference website
for more information and regular updates: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=2>http://www.spa.ex.ac.uk/drama/appliedconf/welcome.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>or contact Conference Director Dr
Kerrie Schaefer @<BR>K.V.Schaefer@exeter.ac.uk<BR>T +44 1392 262507<BR>F +44
1392 264 594</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> ________________________________________________________________________<BR>"Those
who have an orphan's sense of history love history."--Anna in Ondaatje's
Divisadero<BR>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BR>"La
Pocha Nostra is a virtual maquiladora [. . . ] that produces brand-new
metaphors, symbols, images, and words to explain the complexities of our times.
The Spanglish neologism Pocha Nostra translates as either 'our impurities' or
'the cartel of cultural bastards.' We love this poetic ambiguity. It reveals an
attitude toward art and society: 'Crossracial, poly-gendered, experi-mental, ¿y
qué?' " --Guilllermo
Gómez-Peña.<BR>___________________________________________________________________________________________________<BR>Denis
Salter<BR>Professor of Theatre<BR>McGill
University<BR>________</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>