July 31st Panel Discussion: Drama Across Borders - International Theatre Exchange with Patrizia Acerra

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Drama Across Borders - International Theatre Exchange 

A panel of theatre professionals/academics will discuss the benefits and challenges of working internationally on inter-cultural multi-lingual performing arts projects.

Brought to you by the ASSOCIATION FOR THEATRE IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ATHE). The Driving Towards Connection 2020 Virtual Conference July 20-Aug 1. Learn More

Our panelists will talk about their experiences of working in various countries or in the US - as playwrights, directors, curators, etc - on theatre projects involving international artists and cross-cultural translation/collaboration.

We will also discuss interdisciplinary praxis focusing on theatre, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender, and how performance can function as a strategy for social change.

Joan Appell Lipkin, Producing Artistic Director of That Uppity Theatre Company (Creating Performance and Working for Social Justice since 1989) will discuss her work in Belgrade and Sarajevo, writing and directing a play focused on LGBTQ+ issues in the Balkans.

African-American playwright Michael Bradford, Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre, will talk about his residency in Granada, Spain, working on a play about the death of poet Federico García Lorca.

Patrizia Acerra, founding and executive director of International Voices Project in Chicago, will elaborate on her experience of curating and producing a festival of international plays in translation, as well as directing international plays.

Saviana Stanescu (Condeescu) will interrogate her recent experience of going back to Bucharest, Romania, to write The Revolution Project, a new play about the Romanian revolution in 1989 (in which she participated as a college student, protesting in the streets of Bucharest to end the totalitarian regime of dictator Ceausescu), with a focus on the role of theatre artists as powerful agents for social change in/after times of great upheaval.

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Week One: Humanizing the Digital; July 20 - July 25
Week Two: Envisioning Resilience; July 27 - August 1

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ATHE is committed to hosting a virtual conference that will support the multiple needs of our members, including responding to the present moment; providing space for presentation and feedback; and conducting the annual business of the organization. The conference will include material over two weeks: July 20-25 and July 27-August 1. Focus Group and Committee business meetings will be spread out between Monday and Wednesday and concurrent sessions will be programmed between Thursday - Saturday, with the bulk of conference taking part during the pre-scheduled conference meeting. We don’t expect anyone to join for all the time, and we’re anticipating that some material may be accessible to conference attendees asynchronously to allow you to engage as you wish. 

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While saddened that we won't be able to see each other in person to share with the culturally relevant city of Detroit, we now feel called to action, providing the space for us all to respond to our current national situation. We aim to look ahead, together, to our new reality, longing for community while staying safe in place.The 2020 Conference Committee is pleased to announce the three all-conference plenaries planned for this year's virtual conference. 

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