Image © Ute Langkafel from Heiner Müller, Hamletmachine, dir. Sebastian Nübling, Gorki Exil Ensemble, prem. 24 Feb. 2018
Dr Margherita Laera, Senior Lecturer in Drama in the School of Arts, and Professor Peter Boenisch from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, are organising a conference entitled ‘Performing Multilingualism in Europe and Beyond: Migration, Globalisation, Utopia’ with the participation of Gintersdorfer / Klassen and Maxim-Gorki-Theater, Berlin. The conference will feature Professor Yana Meerzon (University of Ottawa) as keynote speaker, and will be hosted by the School of Arts on Friday 13 September 2019.
In an increasingly inter-connected world characterised by flows of people, goods and capital, multilingualism has become a feature in many social environments, highlighting the importance of translation in human communication. Whether enforced by financial waves, mass movement, tourism, education systems or colonialism, speaking multiple languages has become a feature of increasing importance in our societies. How do theatre and performance makers deal with multilingualism?
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Multilingualism in rehearsals
- Multilingualism and performers
- Multilingualism and dramaturgy
- Multilingualism and audiences
- Classifications and new trends of multilingual performance
- Multilingualism and ideology
- Multilingualism and migration
- Multilingualism and post-colonialism
- Multilingualism and/as Utopia/Dystopia
The organisers invite the submission of 300-word proposals for 20-minute papers by 6 May 2019. Please send your proposals to: performingmultilingualism@gmail.com
You can find out more about the conference on the School of Arts webpages