Theatre Conference in Toronto

[Anne Nothof]

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WHY  THEATRE
CHOICES FOR THE NEW CENTURY
 
An International Conference
and
Theatre Festival
 
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Roundtables with playwrights, scholars, theatre practitioners and critics.
Participants include Heiner M|ller, Tony Kushner,
Herbert Olschok, and Martha Henry.
 
Masterclasses with JoAnne Akalaitis, Andrea Breth, Jude Kelly,
and Robert Wilson.
 
Academic Sessions: topics include:
        overview of international and national theatres
        political influences on and of theatre
        technology and the rival media
        theatre, business and cultural policy
 
Participants include: Julia Kristeva (France), Marvin Carlson (USA),
Carl Weber (USA), John Rouse (USA), Joachim Fiebach (Germany), Dennis Kennedy
(Ireland), Paolo Puppa (Italy).
 
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THEATRE FESTIVAL:
 
Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen
Berliner Schaub|hne
(In German with English surtitles)
 
Else, by Motti Lerner
Directed by Miriam Goldschmidt.
Theater tri-b|hne
 
The Little Years, by John Mighton
Directed by Herbert Olschok
Designed by Olaf Altmann
Theatre Passe Muraille
 
 
 
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
 
Monday October 30
9 pm    on CBC Radio: Waterfront Wasteland,
        Medea Material, Landscape with
        Argonauts by Heiner M|ller.
 
Tuesday October 31
12-6 pm Registration
5-6:30  Welcoming Reception
7:00    Gala Opening of Hedda Gabler
        by the Berliner Schaub|hne
12:00   Midnight Cabaret
 
Wednesday November 1
8:30-12:30               Late registration
9-10:45         Plenary Session:
                 Dennis Kennedy (Ireland)
                 Marvin Carlson (USA)
                 John Rouse (USA)
11-12:30        Academic Sessions
11:30           Playreading #1
2:00            Panel:Playwrights:
                   Choices for the Next Century
4:00            Masterclass #1: Andrea Breth (Ger.)
5:30            President's Reception
11:00           Midnight Cabaret
 
Thursday November 2
8:30-12:30      Academic Sessions
10:45           Masterclass #2: JoAnne Akalaitis (USA)
12:30           Playreading #2
2:00            Heiner M|ller in Conversation
3:00            Panel with cast of the Berliner Schaub|hne
4:00            Panel:Directors and Designers:
                From Playtext to Perfomance Text
6 :00           Lieutenant-Governor's Reception
8:00            John Mighton: The Little Years,
                Dir. by Herbert Olschok. Opening
11:00           Midnight Cabaret
 
Friday November 3
8:30-12:30      Academic Sessions
12:30           Playreading #3
2:00            Julia Kristeva
2:30            Masterclass #3: Jude Kelly (Britain)
4:00            Panel:  Dramaturge, Literary Manager, Critic
5:00            Panel:
                Teaching Theatre in Canada
10:00           Discussion with cast of The Little Years at TPM
11:00           Midnight Cabaret
 
Saturday November 4
8:30-10:15      Academic Sessions
10:30           Panel: Funding, Private and Public
                with representatives of government and business
12:30           Luncheon: Guest Speaker
                Dr. Antje Vollmer, Vice-President of the German Bundestag
2:00            Jack Lang, Former Minister of Culture (France)                  2:15            Panel: Cultural Policy
                with politicians from Canadian and
                international municipal, provincial
                and federal levels
4:00            Masterclass #4: Robert Wilson
11:00           Midnight Cabaret
 
_____________________________________________________________________
 
Conference Pre-Registration Form
 
Name____________________________________________________________
 
Address_________________________________________________________
 
________________________________________________________________
 
Institution_________________________________________________________
 
e_mail___________________________
 
REGISTRATION
Until/After  September 29       $75/100
Student &Actors' Equity:
   until/after September 29     $25/30
Daily Registration      $30
Saturday Luncheon Ticket        $25
 
THEATRE TICKETS:
Hedda Gabler:
Tuesday Oct 31: Gala Premihre
& Reception (incl $50 tax receipt)
$100 X ___                              $_____
Performances Oct 30-Nov 4
$50/$30 X ___                           $_____
Students & Equity (limited)
   $42.50/$25.50 X ____                 $_____
Groups over 30: (limited)
  $40/$20 X ___                         $_____
Date(s): __________________________
 
 
OVERALL TOTAL
(registration. luncheon, theatre)       $_____
(Send this form to Pia.kleber at utoronto.ca
and mail cheque separately to
 
WHY THEATRE
University College
Universiy of Toronto
Toronto Ontario
Canada
M5S 1A1
Fax: 416: 971-2659
e_mail: Pia.kleber at utoronto.ca
 
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Hotels
Hotel reservations must be made individually by conference participants.
If mention is made of the University of Toronto Why Theatre Conference,
the following rates (Canadian $$s) will apply:
 
Bay Bloor Executive Suites 1101 Bay Street, Toronto M5S 2W8.
(Suites include kitchens.)
1-800-263-2811 or 416: 968-3878
        Bachelor        $69
        1 BR            $80
 
Town Inn Hotel 620 Church Street, Toronto M4Y 2G2.
416: 964-3311 (Includes kitchen and Continental Breakfast.)
        Single  $60
        2 BR    $95
        Executive 1 BR  $75
 
Park Plaza Hotel 4 Avenue Road, Toronto M5R 2E8.
1-800: 268-4927 or 416: 924-5471
        Single/Double   $99
        Deluxe Plaza    $135
 
Quality Hotels 280 Bloor St. W, Toronto
M5S 1V8. 1-800-228-5151 or 416: 968-0010
        Single  $69
        Double  $81
 
Rooms are limited; please book right away.