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<h1 class="entry-title">The Circle of Conversations Ever Wider: Responding to Expanded Scenography in and out of the Classroom</h1> </header>
<p><strong>“The Circle of Conversations Ever Wider: Responding to Expanded Scenography in and out of the Classroom”<br>
</strong>Organizer: Wes Pearce<br>
Contact e-mail: <a href="mailto:Wes.pearce@uregina.ca">Wes.pearce@uregina.ca</a></p>
<p><strong>Call for participation</strong><br>
<strong>Deadline: 31 January, 2019 </strong></p>
<p>In the introduction to their book, <u>Scenography Expanded: An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design</u>,
editors Joslin McKinney and Scott Palmer argue “that scenography [can]
operate independently from a theatre text . . . is now widely in
evidence” (1) and “scenography . . .can happen anywhere” but suggest
that “the rapid expansion of scenographic practice . . . has left little
room for reflection on what its defining characteristics might be”
(1). It might be further argued that how scenography is understood,
taught and practiced in a variety of Canadian post secondary
institutions (not to mention regional and non-regional theatres) has
also not paused to reflect on what the defining characteristics of
expanded scenography might be nor how to approach them in the classroom
nor in production. The purpose of this roundtable is the exchange of
strategies, curriculum development, case studies and reflections on
teaching AND doing contemporary scenography when many of our
stakeholders still have very traditional expectations from the “design
area”.</p>
<p>Much of the preliminary work for the roundtable will happen before
the conference. During the winter semester, participants will be asked
to respond online to a few of generic questions (for example, how do
you teach “scenography can happen anywhere”?) and closer to the
conference share with everyone a short position paper (if not a
manifesto) as well as course outlines, specific projects, readings and
other resources that have been useful in moving the conversation in and
out of the classroom beyond a traditional understanding and teaching of
theatre design/scenography. The focus of the session will be exploring
and responding to the strategies, pedagogies, curricular (and other)
resources gathered before the conference.</p>
<p>For more information or to express your interest in the participating:</p>
<ul><li>Please send 250 word application proposals and a 150 word bio by <strong>31 January, 2019</strong> to Wes Pearce (<u><a href="mailto:Wes.pearce@uregina.ca">Wes.pearce@uregina.ca</a></u>).</li></ul><br/><div style='clear: both;'><html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=11"><meta name="Generator" content="Novell Groupwise Client (Version 14.2.2 Build: 128215)"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 11.00.9600.18377"></head><body><div><font face="Arial">Wes D. Pearce, Professor</font></div><div><font face="Arial">Associate Dean (Interdisciplinary Programs and Special Projects)</font></div><div><font face="Arial">Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance</font></div><div><font face="Arial">University of Regina<br><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Adjunct Professor </font></div><div><font face="Arial">School of Fine Arts</font></div><div><font face="Arial">Central China Normal University (Wuhan)</font></div><div><font face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial"></font> </div></body></html></div><br/></body></html>