Winter Institute 2015
January 4th through 13th
Hosted by Shanghai Theatre Academy and
Co-sponsored by Brown, Duke, NYU & Yale Universities
Scholars, practitioners, and students from all over the world will be gathering in Shanghai for the fourth time to share their experiences and expertise, to explore the physical, theoretical, and theatrical geographies of contemporary performance, and to contribute to the ongoing transformation of this city and other, similar places in the world.
Topics of lectures, seminars, and workshops will cover:
· Media arts
Brown University
l Matthew Gutmann: lecture: Old and New Masculinities: When Wen Woos Wu in Shanghai
l Daniel Stein – lecture: Poetic Dynamics; workshop: Body of a Gymnast, Mind of an Actor and Heart of a Poet
Duke University
l Claire Conceison - lecture: Sport As Performance; workshop: Submitting Scholarship for Presentation and Publication
New York University
l Shanga Parker - workshop: Walking and Talking: Incorporating Suzuki Movement Training and Text
l Louis Scheeder -workshop: Chasing the Dream: Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Yale University
l Peter Francis James - workshop: Acting Miss Julie
l Paul Walsh – lecture: Dramaturgy and the Challenges of Modernity: Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House; Dramaturgy and the Challenges of Modernity: August Strindberg’s A Dream Play
l Jeffery Alexander – lecture: The fate of the dramatic in modern society: Social Theory and the Theatrical Avant-Garde
Shanghai Theatre Academy
l Gong Baorong - lecture: Clash of Civilizations and Theatre Exchanges
l Guo Yu - lecture: Performing Intercultural Chinese Opera
l Xu Jiali - workshop: Intro to Beijing Opera Acting
ü A visit to rural town Zhujiajiao, where we will see performance art Water Heaven composed and designed by the world-renowned composer/conductor/director Tan Dun.
ü Chinese theatre, opera or dance performances.
The enrolment capacity is up to total of 60 students, international and Chinese. Tuition fees for students from the five sponsoring universities will be waived. Students from other universities can participate for a nominal tuition fee of US $2,000 and outstanding students may apply for tuition scholarship from STA. Hotel stays (within walking distance) can be arranged for students by STA staff at a cost of approximately $25 per person per day in a double room. Meal subsidy will be provided for enrolled students.
Deadline of application: December 15, 2014
Means of application: through email / fax, on confirmation of receipt
Please refer to the application form attached
Organizer:
International Cooperation Office, Shanghai Theatre Academy
Coordinator: Zong Yu
Tel: 86-21-62486050; Fax: 86-21-62485596
Email: annezong@139.com
Student Application:
Contact person: Grant Zhong
Email: stainstitute@hotmail.com
