2nd International UTAD Conference on Theatre Research
Existence, Tradition and Future
- Date
- 5–7 September 2024
- Venue
- Bahçeşehir University Conservatory, İstanbul
- Host
- Turkish Society for Theatre Research (UTAD) and Bahçeşehir University Conservatory
Held in İstanbul on the theme “Existence, Tradition and Future”, hosted by Bahçeşehir University Conservatory, with a wide programme of workshops.
The 2nd International UTAD Conference on Theatre Research was held on 5–7 September 2024 in İstanbul, hosted by Bahçeşehir University Conservatory. Its theme, “Existence, Tradition and Future”, invited participants to think together about theatre’s relationship with its own past, the ways traditions are reinterpreted on today’s stage, and the questions facing the future of the performing arts.
Alongside its paper sessions the conference offered a wide programme of workshops: neuroscience-based approaches to acting, solo performance through the method of physical actions, voice problems in acting and the DoctorVox technique, the effect of physical training on stage presence, applied dramaturgy on Jean Genet’s The Maids, a study of folk song and voice, theatre translation through A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and stage management for participatory performance.
The Book of Proceedings has been published and is available on the conference website.