PSi 16 Performing Publics Conference - June 9-13, 2010

[levin]

Hi everyone,

I'm happy to announce the 16th annual Performance Studies  
international Conference, Performing Publics, which will take place in  
Toronto at the Ontario College of Art & Design from June 9 to 13. The  
conference, co-produced by York University’s Graduate Program in  
Theatre Studies and OCAD, will investigate the power of performance to  
intervene in, reshape, and reinvigorate the public sphere at the  
beginning of the twenty-first century. Papers and presentations at the  
conference will explore the relationship between performance,  
“official” public culture, and the production of “counter-publics”.  
Discussion also will reflect the vibrant history of urban intervention  
and “public spacing” movements in which artists and activists have  
worked together to change the shape of our shared local and civic  
spaces. Important conference partners include Buddies in Bad Times  
Theatre, FADO Performance Art Centre, the Graduate Centre for the  
Study of Drama at University of Toronto, and the Luminato Festival.

For information about the conference program and registration, please  
visit our website: http://psi16.com/

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Laura


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Laura Levin
Assistant Professor
Department of Theatre
York University