The Performance Studies Focus Group (PSFG) of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) invites proposals for panels, seminars, roundtable discussions, performances, workshops, and other innovative session formats for the annual ATHE meeting, which will be held at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago from August 3-6, 2006.
 
This conference marks the twentieth anniversary of ATHE, and will be based around the theme "Theatrical Milestones: Past Legacies, Present Possibilities, Future Strategies." We encourage submissions that directly relate to this particular theme, as well as submissions that engage with this specific theme to expand and interrogate a wide range of projects. We encourage submissions that explore performance and creativity in a variety of contexts, including, but not limited to: political performance, performing theatre history, cultural translation, performance ethnography, ritual performance, popular entertainment, pedagogy, and performance theory.  Sessions that directly address the borders and relationship between Performance Studies and other aspects of Theatre Studies are welcome.  

In light of ATHE's anniversary, we encourage interdisciplinary submissions and submissions with strong historical components.  We are interested in innovative scholarship and performances that engage the developments in the field from the last two decades. Presenters are also encouraged to engage with the communities and contexts of Chicago and its surrounding areas. We are particularly interested in proposals for events that are performative and dynamic, and that engage these issues through inventive and interactive formats.  The Performance Studies Focus Group welcomes diverse presenters, and hopes to build bridges between theatre and ritual practitioners, performance artists, junior and senior scholars, and graduate students.

ATHE currently uses an electronic submission format.  The information and the form are located on the ATHE website, at http://www.athe.org/conf/index.html.  To submit a panel proposal, click on the link titled, "Session Proposal Forms are available online."  The main page also has links to session format descriptions and further proposal information.  The deadline for all submissions is November 1, 2005. Please note that you must request audiovisual equipment by May 1, 2006 to avoid late fees.

While individual papers will receive serious consideration, submissions that pull together a strong panel of presenters (depending on the format) are encouraged.  With individual paper proposals, the Focus Group Conference Planner will curate panels, attempting to match up related papers.  In order to facilitate this process, these must be received directly by the focus group conference planner, at gwendolyn.alker@nyu.edu, by October 20.  Individual paper proposals should include title, contact information, and an abstract of no more than 500 words. With paper proposals and any other questions, please contact:

 
Gwendolyn Alker, Ph.D.
PSFG Conference Planner
Associate Teacher of Theatre Studies
Department of Drama/Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York University
New York, NY 10003

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