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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS:

Circling Beyond the Pacific: Asian Canadian Theatre and Performance

The current breadth and depth of Canadian theatre scholarship in the twenty-first century indicates a healthy interest in work that speaks of intercultural and transnational realities, migration, and notions of belonging and citizenship. Asian Canadian theatre is a ripe field for investigating such topics; it operates, on the one hand, within the dominant lingua franca (English), and on the other hand, offers audiences a range of cultural narratives, representations and metaphors not often found within the Euro-Canadian theatre. As a relatively new field, Asian Canadian theatre has already revealed its potential to renew theatre aesthetics while fostering a more inclusive Canadian theatre culture.

Asian Canadian theatre has moved deftly between genres and forms, integrating technology in a manner that audiences have found appealing and innovative. For example, Tetsuro Shigematsu’s Empire of the Son and One Hour Photo and Ins Choi’s Kim’s Convenience (stage version and TV-series) have literally and figuratively proved that a single-run “shelf-life” for new Canadian plays need not be accepted as the de rigeur. Asian Canadian theatre seems not only able in its ability to attract audiences and build alliances but seems well-positioned to address issues of representation and inclusion. To this end, this curated panel welcomes papers that examine productions through typical modes (semiotics, dramatic or performance analysis) while also encouraging critical reflections and contextualizing of the field itself. Has Asian Canadian theatre focused too intensely on artists of Chinese and Japanese descent, and if so, why is this the case? What are the connecting points with Indigenous theatre and Canadian theatre made by artists of South Asian and/or Middle Eastern descent? What is the larger role of Asian Canadian theatre in the twenty-first century? What visioning needs to be done to ensure its continuity?

This curated panel welcomes submissions on Asian Canadian theatre, dance, and performance. Possible topics include:

-       Canadian theatre, dance, and performance influenced by Asian aesthetics or practices,

-       Canadian theatre with characters of East Asian, South Asian and/or Middle Eastern descent,

-       Canadian theatre that challenges lingering Orientalist representations,

-       Relationships between Indigenous, European and Asian Canadian narratives,

-    Contributions of Asian Canadian theatre to discussions of redress and reconciliation,

-       Presence and indicators of “anti-Asian” or “pro-Asian” sentiment in theatre or cinema.

This curated panel will include at least three or four papers (each limited to 20 minutes), followed by a moderated session with CATR members by Eury Colin Chang. Please submit abstracts (300 words) and a brief biography (150 words) by January 4, 2019 to: eury.chang at alumni.ubc.ca.

Conveners:

Eury Colin Chang, PhD Candidate, Department of Theatre and Film at UBC and Public Scholars Network, and

Dr. Siyuan Liu, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Film at UBC and Editor, Asian Theatre Journal.

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