representations of the other rita sebestyén, phd
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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
Kép beszúrásához kattintson az ikonra
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
Thank you for your attention!