I am the new Conference Planner for the Dramaturgy Focus Group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Next year's conference is in Detroit! Today we had a business meeting devoted to brainstorming ideas for next year's conference.
Dramaturgy Focus Group 2020 Conference Planning
Keywords for 2020 Conference:
Taking inspiration from Detroit: Motor City: car culture, architecture, decentralized
Shifting Gears
Combustion
Ignition
Renovation
Windsor, Ontario: Border
Will need to schedule 2 business meetings, Debut Panel
Discussion of panel/event ideas:
Dramaturgies of Detroit/Site Visit: LaRonika Thomas and
Karen Jean Martinson. Possible site visits would include Motown Museum, Detroit
Institute of the Arts (DIA is open until 10:00 PM on Fridays). Conference may coincide with Sidewalk Festival. Shakespeare in
Detroit will be opening their new space in Summer 2020.
https://www.motownmuseum.org/
https://www.dia.org/
https://www.sidewalkdetroit.com/sidewalk-festival
https://www.shakespeareindetroit.com/
Translation Workshop: “C” Heaps in discussion with Dan
Smith. Reaching out to Comparative Literature programs.
Panel on LMDA Review and/or
report on LMDA Activities: Kristin Leahey, Bryan Moore
Oberammergau 2020 Medieval Passion Play Roundtable with
Religion & Theatre and Theatre History: Dan Smith
Translation discussion led to discussion of ASL
Dramaturgy and Accessibility
Discussion of an innovative Panel Structure: “C”
participated in a productive work-sharing/small group feedback session
organized by Patty Ybarra. Bryan Moore is interested in pursuing a possible
collaboration for a similar panel.
Dramaturgy and Community: Community engagement vs. community
involvement; Queer pilgrimage; Urban farming; Tensions around who is there/who
is coming in?
Attrition of Press, Criticism
Eco-Dramaturgy: Water: Flint; Nestle; Toledo and Lake Erie
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/toledo-ohio-just-granted-lake-erie-same-legal-rights-people-180971603/
Dramaturgy for Applied Theatre
Dramaturgy for Immersive Theatre
Dramaturgy and History
