representations of the other rita sebestyén, phd

Representations of the Other

Rita Sebestyén, PhD

Representations of the Other: Language, Body and Space in Cross-cultural performances

Representations of the Other: Language, Body and Space in Cross-cultural performances

• COUNTRIES: Romania, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Uganda, the USA, the UK, Hungary, Malta – and maybe India

• INDIVIDUALS: theatre professionals – actors, directors, critics, producers; researchers – in theatre study, sociology, philosophy

• NGOs, theatre companies, university departments

GLOBAL / GLOCAL

Represenataions of the Other: Language, Body and Space in Cross-cultural Performances

Main aims of the project:• yearly 2 international workshops/ meetings/ symposia – for both

theoreticians and practitioners• yearly one study volume on research outcome• artist exchange to foster participatory theatre in Eastern European

countries• shorter/ smaller glocal workshops and meetings

Questions raised:• the concept of Otherness in different societies• theatrical language and ways of representation• theatre as object and subject of research• theatre as tool for social transformation

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Transylvania (Transilvania/Ardeal,

Erdély/Siebenbürgen, Transsilvania /Transsylvania /Siweberjen /Erdelistan)

Territory Population

Transylvania 103 093 km2 7 221 733

Hungary 93 030 km2 9 942 000

Romania 238 391 km2 20 121 62

In 2012: Romanian majority (75.9%), and: Hungarian (19.6%), Roma (3.3%), German (0.7%), Serb (0.1%) ,

Slovakian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech and Rusin.

Connection and communication • with both majority cultures: Romanian and Hungarian• with further small cultures • representation through self-expression: art, literature• foster social change

• peripheral • no economic, cultural and political

representation (or weak)• tainted by extremist activities

Representation through arts

Theatre: do it, talk about it, get international

Around 20 Hungarian theatres and theatre institutions in Romania:• state subsidized or supported by the local government• independent/ alternative/ private groups and companies• 2 universities

Játéktér/Spatiu de joc/ Playing Area: www.jatekter.ro

Periodical and site: around 50 contributors - from 19 to 75 years old: critics, researchers, theatre professionals (dramaturges, actors, stage directors), philosophers, sociologists, writers, and even a priest!

Representations of the Other:

http://representationsother.wordpress.com/

GOGOL in CLUJ/CARDIFF

Representations +Gogol InterPlayground + Aarhus University + Paintbrush Factory + Cardiff University

glocal, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural event (workshop+symposium+open discussion) fostering participatory culture, drama/theatre as tool for social transformation

21-23 March, 2014

• WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

• partners: theatre companies, NGOs, artists, researchers, university departments

• touring performances

• locations: theatrical + conference venues

• trans-sectorial collaborators (mostly IT)

Rita Sebestyén, PhD

www.sebestyenrita.comrita.julia.sebestyen@gmail.com

Thank you for your attention!