[Candrama] CfP: Performance and Culture (University of Malta, 7, 8, 9 March 2018) - FINAL REMINDER

[Stefan Aquilina]

*Performance and Culture:*

*Cities, Embodiments, Technologies*



*Annual Conference hosted by *

*The School of Performing Arts (University of Malta)*



*7, 8, 9 March 2018*



*Keynote Speakers:*



Sir Jonathan Mills, Programme Director of 2018 Edinburgh International
Culture Summit



Prof. Maria Delgado, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University
of London



Prof. Ann Cooper Albright, Department of Dance, Oberlin College and
Conservatory, Ohio, US



The fifth Annual Conference of the School of Performing Arts (University of
Malta) aims to generate debate on possible ways of articulating the
relationship between Performance and Culture. Two inherently fluid
phenomena, Performance and Culture resist fixity and limiting definitions
when treated separately, and even more so when considered in tandem.  Instead
of looking at definitions, contemporary thinking about Performance and
Culture might be better served through the application of critical and
conceptual frames, which offer a clear focal point while allowing for the
integration of multiple perspectives, approaches, and understandings.



The conference in Malta invites scholars, practitioners, and cultural
theorists to consider three such critical frames around which to reflect on
Performance and Culture, namely Cities, Embodiments, and Technologies. Its
aims are partly fueled by the 2018 European Capital of Culture, which next
year will be held in Valletta, the capital city of Malta, and Leeuwarden,
in the Netherlands. Capitals of Culture attract international attention to
the way a particular city defines its identity, also within the framework
of performance.



Presentations exploring (but not limited to) the following questions and
themes are, therefore, welcome:

   -

   How do the suggested three frames inform our understanding of
   performance and culture?
   -

   In what ways do these frames interact together?
   -

   How do institutional standards relate to artistic creativity and
   production?
   -

   What possible historical approaches define interaction between
   performance and cultural practice and discourse? How are they relevant to
   contemporary performative initiatives in the public sphere?
   -

   Which other frames invoke a relationship between performance and
   culture? How do these dialogue with cities, embodiments, and technologies?

Abstracts of a maximum of 300 words should be submitted by 7 December 2017
to the conference conveners, Dr Stefan Aquilina (stefan.aquilina at um.edu.mt)
and Prof. Vicki Ann Cremona (vicki.cremona at um.edu.mt). Acceptance will be
confirmed by the end of the year. Kindly include a brief bionote and any
technical equipment you might need. Primarily, the conference will take the
form of conventional 15-20 minute presentations, but presenters wishing to
suggest other forms of presentation are also encouraged to contact the
conference conveners.





Dr Stefan Aquilina
Director of Research & Internationalisation, School of Performing Arts
Lecturer, Department of Theatre Studies
University of Malta

Tel: 00356 2340 2989

Latest Publication: *Stanislavsky in the World: The System and its
Transformations across Continents *(Co-edited Book Publication, Bloomsbury)

For more information visit:
http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/stanislavsky-in-the-world-9781472587886

And: 'It is less about the system and more about the attitudes:
Stanislavsky's lesser known essays about actor training', *Theatre, Dance
and Performance Training*, 8:1, 19-32

A number of free eprints can be downloaded here:
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/nDEsvyKXxtFGEWyBwTyz/full
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