Lithuanian Theatre Agency would like to invite young theatre critics (students or former students up to 35 years) to take part in the fifth edition of the International conference for young theatre critics held in Vilnius.
For the fifth year in a row this Conference will be gathering a variety of young professionals from different countries to discuss the specifics of different topics concerning theatre.
This year we offer to concentrate on the issues of theatre criticism encrypted as “ctrl+txt”.
The deadline for the proposals to be sent is the 14th of August.
Lithuanian Theatre Agency is willing to provide accommodation, passes to the performances of the Lithuanian Showcase of Vilnius International Theatre Festival “Sirenos” and catering for the participants of the Conference as well as the invitation for free visas if there is a need.
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Power Play: Criticism – Theatre – State
Not so long ago Young theatre critics’ conference was talking about Theatre and Politics. Few years later, it comes back to a somehow similar theme, only this time we are more interested in critics’ role. Every country has some traditions and history of criticism, as everyone has the present situation of it. Of course, it has the everlasting connection with theatre makers. In addition, we chose the word “state”, which can very well resemble theatre situation in each country, depending on which meaning of the word one chooses to use. So we ask:
– What is the state of theatre criticism nowadays? Does it have any role in theatre power plays?
– Is theatre criticism important in the state? Is it important for the audience, theatre makers and does it have any influence “state level”?
– Does the theatre choose to speak critically about the state? Does it appeal to theatre critics? Maybe somewhere criticism is the permanent (or present) state of the theatre.
The 5th International theatre conference for young theatre critics “ctrl+txt” will take place from 24th till 26th of September. On the same dates Vilnius International Theatre Festival “Sirenos” will be held in Vilnius for the 12th time already. The participants of the conference will be provided with free passes to the performances of Lithuanian program of the festival, there will be an opportunity to get acquainted with the works of Lithuanian theatre directors Eimuntas Nekrošius, Oskaras Koršunovas, Artūras Areima, Olga Lapina, Gintarė Radvilavičiūtė and works by Krystian Lupa and Arpad Schilling staged with Lithuanian actors. Moreover, there will be a possibility for the participants of the conference to meet and discuss with Lithuanian theatre artists as well as theorists. This year the Conference will be moderated by Zane Kreicberga (Latvia), Ott Karulin (Estonia) and a Lithuanian representative (TBC).
The aim of the conference is to continue gathering theatre theorists of the youngest generation from different countries and different theatre schools to share personal experiences as well as discuss specific theories and hypothesis. The conference will be held in English.
Proposals for papers should provide and address the following:
• Title
• Abstract no longer than 350 words
• Name of author/s
• Address
• Telephone number
• Email
• School that/if will be represented, email, telephone and address of the school’s contact person
Conditions for accepting papers:
• The proposal has to be submitted in English
• The paper should be in Word format
• The paper proposal has to be sent to the address viktorija@theatreagency.lt
• Deadline for the proposals to be sent is the 14th of August, 2015
Please share this information with those who might be interested in participating. We will be waiting for the students who are interested to send their contacts and the proposals to us so they would be included in the mailing list later.
If You have any questions, for further information please contact Viktorija Ivanova by email viktorija@theatreagency.lt or phone +370 679 079 52.
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