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                         CALL FOR THEATRE\FILM PROPOSALS

                F.O.O.T 1997   FESTIVAL OF ORIGINAL THEATRE AND FILM


                                 "FOR THE RECORD":

                        PEDAGOGY, HISTORY, HISTORIOGRAPHY

                                    5 - 9 March, l997

              Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, University of Toronto


The Festival of Original Theatre, F.O.O.T., is a student administered
conference/arts festival sponsored by the Graduate Centre for Study of
Drama, University of Toronto, which unites academia and the arts in a spirit
of cross-disciplinary exploration.  F.O.O.T combines conference papers,
panel discussions, workshops, play readings, story telling, and original
stage performances and films.

This year, F.O.O.T. will explore theatre, film, and performance
historiography and pedagogy: what we as scholars study and how this
information is disseminated in the classroom, particularly as it applies to
the discipline of performance history/historiography.  We invite proposals
for original film and theatre presentations which complement our theme.

This year, the Artistic Directors would like to stress the developmental
mandate of F.O.O.T. by providing access to dramaturgical assistance for each
performance group.  In the spirit of bringing together the academic and
professional worlds, as well as providing students at the Graduate Centre
for Study of Drama a forum for learning, F.O.O.T. this year will give both
experienced and new dramaturges the opportunity to work on original
performance projects.

Dramaturigal assistance will be tailored to each performance group based on
their needs, as determined through early consultations with directors and/or
playwrights.  Based on these conversations, groups may have lessor or
greater degrees of input from dramaturges - and this is fine.  We would like
to stress that it is our intention to provide assistance in the
developmental process, not interfere with the natural evolution of any
particular project.  Options available might include workshop time prior to
rehearsals in January, one-on-one sessions witth a dramaturge, or having a
dramaturge sit in on a rehearsal and provide feedback; again, the type of
input will be determined in consultation with each individual performance group.

F.O.O.T. also includes a limited number of play-readings and proposals for
these are welcomed.  Productions should be no more than one hour in length.
Proposed topics may include but are not limited to:

                -       Biographical or Autobiographical Accounts of
                        Historical Figures
                -       Period Performance Reconstructions
                -       Reevaluation or Re-imagining of Historical Events
                -       An Exploration of the Nature of Chronology and Place
                -       Theatre or Film as Teaching Tools
                -       The Use and Abuse of Performance History
                -       An Exploration of Vocabularies, Languages and
                        Rhetorical Strategies employed in Performance Studies
                -       Alternative Histories

Proposals should include your name, address, title of submission, and a 500
word performance synopsis.  THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS 18 NOVEMBER 1996.
Please direct your submissions or inquiries to:

Artistic Directors, F.O.O.T. l997               Tel:    (416)  978-7986
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
University of Toronto                           Fax:    (416)  971-1378
214 College Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, Ontario                                Email:  jessica at idirect.com
Canada, M5T 2Z9                                         or
                                                  kjohnsto at chass.utoronto.ca