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<font size="+1"><b><span
style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1st
International Academic Conference</span></b><b
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="+1"><b><span
style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Theatricality
– Antitheatricality:</span></b><span
style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> <b>Transdisciplinary and
Scenological Studies on Contemporary Theatre</b> </span></font><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="-1"><b><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Noah;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">20th - 22nd November 2019,
University of Bielsko-Biała, Poland.</span></b></font><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></b></p>
<span style="font-family:Noah; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The topic
of the conference<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Theatricality–
Antitheatricality:</span></b><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> <b>Transdisciplinary and
Scenological Studies on Contemporary Theatre</b><span
style="color:black"> leads us directly to a fundamental
question: What is theatre? Finding an answer to this
question is obviously not an easy task. However, the very
act of posing a question does not require an immediate
answer, let alone an explicit one. As a natural consequence
of exploring this subject, there appear undoubtedly other
queries and possible responses. That is why, instead of
asking questions concerning the essence of theatre, we will
try to enter the ground</span></span> which in itself is
more and more <span style="color:black">fluid and changeable.
Possibly, as a result of our investigation, the foundations of
what we call theatre will be undermined. Even in the eyes of
those who incline towards its contemporary definitions. It is
not also about reaching a final decision whether theatre
should be pioneering or not. Theatre does not strive for
stability which would let it avoid the blurring of its
boundaries. The one and only thing that seems to be evident
here is that this metaphysics, which aims at defining theatre,
does not pass any more because of an objective to consecrate
its own activity. In other words, theatre is no longer obliged
to call itself theatre and makes with its structures whatever
it wants. These displacements, sometimes temporary and
sometimes permanent, lead us to another issue underlying the
proper definition of theatre, namely theatricality.
Furthermore, there would not be theatricality if it did not
have its counterpoint, which is antitheatricality. Our
conference is intended to investigate and discuss this
“ubiquity” <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">considering
that theatre is all around us (even though not everything
that we perceive in our surroundings is theatre). In that
sphere, notions evolve regardless of their antecedents. </span></span>Originally,
theatre formed a monolithic unit of expression. <span
style="color:black">Currently, the boundaries, theatricality,
as well as this very field which were previously announced the
“everlasting theatre</span>” - monolithic like Greek theatre
or the theatre by <span style="color:black">Shakespeare,
Beckett, Strindberg, Chekhov, among others, or in its own
scenic field: Stanisławski, Grotowski, Brecht, Brook or
Strehler, reveal a very dynamic space for creation and
research on the basis of which new stage representations are
produced. In modernity, the space of theatre and research
constituted theatricality, but it was even earlier when this
space allowed for finding other areas of stage creations
extending to antitheatricality. </span>For this reason, we
would like to foster an international cross-disciplinary
exchange of pertinent ideas and observations which accompany us
today. <span style="color:black">We would like to invite all
scholars, critics, actors, directors, theoreticians and
playwrights to contribute and share their reflections on the
topic which include, but are not limited to, the following
perspectives: dramatics, acting, direction, stage space,
theatre criticism, theatre culture, classical theatre, theatre
studies (e.g. Latin American, Asian, European, African), etc.
The only binding guidelines are the two notions which should
form the core of reflections: Theatricality and
Antitheatricality. </span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Seminars,
Discussion panels, Open debates, Presentation of authors’
monographs and journals (we invite theatre publishers and
individual authors to present their publications)</span><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Plenary speakers</span></u><u><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Prof. Paul Fryer (Director,
Stanislavsky Research Centre, University of Leeds, U.K) </span><span
style="font-family: Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Dr Lucas Margarit (University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina) </span><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:
PL;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="PL">Witold Mazurkiewicz
(Dyrektor Teatr Polski – Bielsko-Biała, Poland) / For
confirmation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Janusz Opryński
(Regisseur / Teatru Provisorium) / For confirmation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Special events</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Pau Freixa (University of
Barcelona) and Dorota Masłowska <span style="color:black">- a
meeting between a translator and an author</span></span><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Conference working languages:
English, Spanish, Polish.</span><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Conference fee: <b><span
style="color:black">140 EURO / </span>600 PLN</b>. The
fee includes a banquet, coffee breaks, and conference
materials. A selection of papers will be published by a
prestigious publishing house.</span><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Noah;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">For questions
about this event please contact </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-US">:
<a href="mailto:iconf.theatre.antitheatre@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">iconf.theatre.antitheatre@gmail.com</a></span>
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Prof. Paul Fryer PhD, FRSA, FHEA.
Visiting Professor, School of Performance and Creative Industies, University of Leeds.
Visiting Professor, School of Arts and Creative Industries, London South Bank University.
Hon. Visiting Professor, School of Arts and Digital Industries, University of East London.
Director, The Stanislavsky Research Centre.
Editor-in-Chief, Stanislavski Studies (Taylor & Francis).
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