[Candrama] Bertolt Brecht: Contradictions as a Method, Prague November 2019

[Paul Fryer]

Dear Colleagues,

We invite proposals for the following event:

*Bertolt Brecht: Contradictions as a Method*

An international symposium presented by *DAMU *and *The S Word *

*Legacy and the live tradition: acting, directing, thinking...*

*8^th to 10^th November 2019, 
@TheatreFaculty,AcademyofPerformingArtsinPrague(DAMU),Prague, 
CzechRepublic.*

*DAMU *and *The S Word *present a symposium on the theatrical legacy of 
one of the most influential personalities of 20th century theatre and 
his relationship to Konstantin Stanislavsky.

Underthe auspices of Jan Hančil, rectorof AMU and the minister of 
Education of The Czech Republic, thesymposiumwill bring 
togetherscholarsandtheatrepractitioners; exploreBrecht‘s 
influenceontheworkofdirectorsandactingteachers,andtherelationshipbetweenBrechtand 
Stanislavsky; trace theinfluences on the approach todirecting 
theatreinvarious countries,to playwriting andconsiderBrecht‘s politics 
and theatre ashighly social art.A Comparisonwith Stanislavsky‘s approach 
to theatre training, the development of modern theatre directing, and 
dramatic,alternativeandauthorialtheatrewillalsobeexplored.

Guestspeakers, paper presentations, workshops and panel debates will 
take place in three focus areas:

*B**r**e**c**h**t**,**his* *legacy* *and* *modern* *theatre* *practice* 
will examine Bertolt Brecht’s influencein the 
fieldsoftheatredirecting,modernstagecraft,scenographyandplaywritingandhiscontinuing 
impact on the moderntheatre.

*Brecht, Stanislavski and the actor *focusing on comparison and aspects 
of actor training and the actor’s work as reflected in the brechtian and 
stanislavskian traditions. We will explore new developments and 
interpretations in each of these and their influence and impact on 
contemporary state of the art psychology, neuroscience and theatre studies.

*Brecht’s Theatre practice and criticism *(historical and theoretical 
background and new research achievements)


  *Keynote speakers:*


  *P**r**o**f**e**ss**o**r**Stephen* *Parker* (Honorary Research Fellow,
  University of Manchester, UK.), author of /Bertolt Brecht: A Literary
  Life/ (Bloomsbury) described by The London Review of Books as a
  “superb biography of a great iconoclastic writer”.


  *P**r**o**f**e**ss**o**r**Jean-Louis* *Besson* (Professor Emeritus,
  University of Paris-Ouest-Nanterre-La Defense), author of over 100
  publications, translations, articles and papers, including “Brecht and
  the centaurs” and “Brecht in Hollywood”.**


  *Special Guest speaker:***

*ThomasOstermeier*thedistinguishedmulti-award-winninginternationaltheatredirector,whose 
workis oftenseen attheSchaubühne,Berlin.


  *G**u**e**s**t****s**p**e**a**k**e**r**s**/**w**o**r**k**s**hop****l**e**a**d**e**r**s****i**n**c**l**ud**e**:***

*Professor David Barnett *(University of York), author of /A History of 
the Berliner Ensemble/ (Cambridge University Press), and /Brecht in 
Practice/ (Bloomsbury).

*S**t**e**p**he**n**Unwin*, theatre director and author of /The Complete 
Brecht Toolkit/ (Nick Hern Books), and /A Guide to the Plays of Bertolt 
Brecht/ (Methuen).

*D**a**v**i**d**Zoob* (Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, 
UK.), author of /Brecht: A Practical Handbook/ (Nick Hern Books)

/NB. speakers are subject to final confirmation./

*W**e**now invite proposals for the following*:

paperpresentations (20 minutes), workshops (40 minutes) and panel 
presentations of a minimum of 3 speakers (60 minutes).

Submissions (not more than 300 words) should be accompanied by a short 
biographical note, and must be received by 14^th June 2019

Please send by email to Prof. Paul Fryer (paul at paulfryer.me.uk 
<mailto:paul at paulfryer.me.uk>).

Selected papers from this event will be published in a special edition 
of the journal */Stanislavski Studies /*(Taylor & Francis) in Autumn 2020.

-- 
Prof. Paul Fryer PhD, FRSA, FHEA.
Visiting Professor, School of Performance and Creative Industies, University of Leeds.
Visiting Professor, School of Arts & Creative Industries, London South Bank University.
Director, The Stanislavsky Research Centre.
Editor-in-Chief, Stanislavski Studies (Taylor & Francis).



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