Winter Institute 2013: Shanghai Encounters

January 10^th through 20^th

 

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 to share their experiences and traditions, to explore the physical, theoretical, and theatrical geographies of contemporary performance, and to contribute to this city's ongoing transformation. This event is not just about Shanghai. It's about the macrocosmic shifts and potentials coming to light here on this unusual stage.

 

Topics of lectures, seminars, and workshops will cover:

·         Community culture

 

 

l  Daniel Stein (Head of Movement and Physical Theatre, Brown) workshop: The Body and the Actor; lecture: Introduction to Visual Listening

l  Todd Winkler (Music Dept., Brown) workshop:  Physical Theatre

l  Maureen Quilligan（English Dept., Duke）lectures: Embodying the Shakespearean Text

l  Torry Bend (Theatre Studies，Duke) workshop: Introduction to Object Theater

l  Mary S. Campbell( Dean, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU) lecture: Building a Theater; Building a Public

l  Anne Trites (Theater Management，Yale School of Drama) workshop: How to Find an Audience

l  Matthew Suttor(Sound Design and Stage Management，Yale School of Drama) workshop: Introduction to Sound and Music for Theatre

l  Ye Changhai (Chair, STA's Academic Committee) lecture: Chinese Opera Today

l  Guo Yu (Vice President, STA)lecture: Performing Intercultural Chinese Opera

l  Huang Changyong（Vice President, STA）lecture: Shanghai: Cultural Structure and Community Performance

l  Chen Sihe (Chinese Dept., Fudan University) lecture: Rural Literature and Urban Culture

l  Ge Hongbing(Chinese Dept., Shanghai University) lecture: Long-Running Site-Specific Shows and Genres of Arts

l  Xu Jiali (Faculty of STA) workshop: Beijing Opera Performance

 

·         A visit to rural town Zhujiazhao, where we will see performance art "Water Music," composed and designed by the world-renowned composer/conductor/director Tan Dun, including a talk with him.

·         Theatre and dance performances, especially Chinese opera versions of western classics.

 

 

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 students.

 

Contact person: Grant Zhong

Email: stainstitute@gmail.com; Tel: 86-21-6248-5215; Fax: 86-21-6248-5596

Richard Schechner Center for Performance Studies

Shanghai Theatre Academy

630 Huashan Road

Shanghai 200040

China