The Indian Society for Theatre Research (ISTR) is an Indian Chapter of the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). Its IV annual conference on ‘Indian Theatre And The West’ will be held from 24th to 26th January 2008 and is being hosted by the Department of Performing Arts, Bangalore University.
Having taken inspiration from the last three International Conferences held at the University of Hyderabad (2004), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi (2005), and University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (2007) respectively, the society is highly confident that the fourth annual conference with the theme Indian Theatre and the West will bring out meaningful insights and explore the diverse terrains of the theme in different magnitudes. Moreover ISTR believe that the fourth conference will further cement the sustainability of the platform of theatre researchers and foster the vast potentiality of theatre research in India.
Proposals for presentation of papers in the Fourth ISTR conference are invited. Proposals can be either for the thematic part of the conference or for the contribution to the Research Scholars forum.
The conference will be held on the beautiful campus of Bangalore University at Bangalore.
Call for PapersINDIAN THEATRE AND THE WEST It is a fact that the modern Indian Drama and Theatre is an offshoot of English education and that later it appropriated the Indian texts and contexts in different magnitudes, practiced in different local and cultural expressions. At the same time it is impossible to mark the exact beginning of an influence in the area of cultural expression especially in Indian Theatre. Beginning of borrowings from the west in the area of performance practices and forms may not be possible to trace out. The new dramas in different Indian languages, as a new form of expression in literature may not be subsequently representing a performance practice of the same. But the hybrid form of Parsi theatre and its offshoots in different languages set up a form and continued and transformed in to new forms and transgressed in to other artistic Medias too like films and other performance forms. The theme Indian Theatre and the West is a vast area having different kinds of operations and manifestations in Indian cultures. The conference will be enquiring in to the diverse dynamics of Indian and Western relationships in Indian drama and theatre in different angles and perspectives touching the following aspects as sub-themes:
Colonial legacy
Textual and performative conditions
Marginality
Pluralities
Socio-political experience
Translations
Adaptations
Politico-aesthetic motivations
Rural and Urban folk
National v/s Regional
Specific proposals are invited under the broad theme of Indian Theatre and the West to be presented in the conference. Time duration for each presentation will be Twenty minutes and there will be Ten minutes for discussion.
The Research Scholars Forum Apart from the Plenary Sessions on the theme there will be a forum for Research Scholars to present their papers. It is not necessary that it should fall under the general theme of the conference. Research scholars are invited to send proposals on the topic of their interest in theatre. They will be given TEN minutes for their presentation and FIVE minutes for discussion.
All the abstracts should be within 250 words along with brief details of the presenter.
Last date for sending abstracts:
November15, 2007Announcement of acceptance of abstract:
November 30, 2007 Last date for registration:
January 05, 2008We regret to inform you that due to financial constraints we are unable to provide you any travel assistance.The abstract may be sent to
akru_ananthu@yahoo.com and
theatreresearch@yahoo.com/ nagkote1947@yahoo.co.in
Abstracts by surface mail may be sent to:
Dr. Nagesh Bettakote, Reader in Theatre Arts,
Conference Coordinator,
Department of Performing Arts,
University of Bangalore,
Jnana Bharathi,
Bangalore- 560056,
Karnataka, India. Telephones: 080+ 22961708/1703
(Registration fee has to be paid after the acceptance of abstract along with the registration form provided by the conference office. People can do the registration at the venue too; but there will be a late fee of Rs.100/- for all Indian participants who register at the venue including research scholars and US$ 15 for international delegates.)
Registration fee- Rs.1500/-
Registration fee for research students- Rs.750/-
Registration fee for the participants from abroad-US$75/-
(Registration fee includes access to conference sessions, conference materials, food and accommodation provided by the organizers during the conference, entry to the performances organized as part of the conference and conveyance from the guesthouse to the venue as provided by the organizers.
If any body need separate accommodation other than the provided, it has to be arranged and paid by the participant. Anyhow the organizers may be able to help you to seek accommodation in nearby hotels or guesthouses upon your request.)
For any assistance or further information, you may contact:
Ravi Chaturvedi ravicvdi@gmail.com
Ananthkrishana akru_ananthu@yahoo.com
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*The above information is courtesy Professor B. Ananthakrishnan, General Secretary of the ISTR and Professor in Theatre Arts at the S.N. School of Performing Arts, Hyderabad University.
