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<DIV>Greetings from the frozen prairie!</DIV>
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<DIV>I know many of you are busy making plans to attend the upcoming CATR/ACRT conference in Fredericton and as such,I invite you to participate in the planned roundtable discussion:</DIV>
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<DIV>Teaching Theatre in a Void: Avoiding Cultural, Geographic and Pedagogical Isolation: (teaching theatre when there’s NO theatre in town)</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Many CATR members teach theatre in centres where there are limited opportunities to expose students to theatre (beyond in-house, amateur, or community productions). This roundtable asks if said isolation can be seen as a pedagogical obstacle to providing a fully rounded and engaged theatre student and, if so, what strategies can be employed so that </DIV>
<DIV>students and faculty located in geographically (and/or culturally) isolated institutions can witness and engage with current trends in Canadian (or world) theatre, new aesthetics </DIV>
<DIV>(performative or visual), or new understandings of performance reception?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Participants will share ideas and pedagogical strategies and experiences (both good and bad)<BR>around this notion of cultural isolation and the pedagogical implications of this seclusion. The<BR>focus will be on creative and innovative strategies (moving away from showing filmed plays)<BR>with an emphasis on transferable pedagogies.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Participants will present a brief overview of their current situation and a few<BR>experiences/strategies/suggestions they have explored within the classroom that address the<BR>concerns of this roundtable. Prior to the session, participant profiles and experiences will be<BR>shared to facilitate a more informed, useful discussion.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Interested participants are asked to submit a paragraph or two situating their context and<BR>strategies/suggestions to Wes Pearce at <A href="mailto:wes.pearce@uregina.ca">wes.pearce@uregina.ca</A> by March 1, 2011.<BR>More complete responses (along with technological requirements) will be required from selected participants by May 1, 2011.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Participation in this roundtable does not limit your participation in another session at the<BR>conference.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks, </DIV>
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<DIV>Wes</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wes D. Pearce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Associate Dean (Undergraduate)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Faculty of Fine Arts</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>University of Regina</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>S4S 0A2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>306 585 5571</FONT></DIV>
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