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This year Singapore plays host to
Perform: State: Interrogate: the tenth annual conference of Performance
Studies international taking place at Singapore
Management University (Bukit Timah Campus)
from 15th - 18th June 2004.
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It will be the first such
conference to take place in the Asian region, and promises to be an event of
some significance: providing a snapshot of Performance Studies discourse
within the region and beyond, and articulating future avenues and modes of
research in this fast-growing field of enquiry.
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The conference is being organised
by a consortium of Singapore-based researchers, scholars and practitioners.
Participants will be coming from China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Indonesia,
Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Israel, Lebanon,
Egypt, as well as Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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The 10th annual conference of Performance
Studies international - Perform: State: Interrogate: - will bring together a
diverse range of theorists, scholars, artists and activists to debate the wide
range of themes, practices, and academic disciplines that constitute the
emerging field of Performance Studies in the Asian region and beyond.
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The conference will address intersections
between tradition, translation, globalisation, and performance practices in
theatre, ritual, spectacle, commerce and propaganda. Featured speakers include
Goenawan Mohamed, Peggy Phelan, Ong Keng Sen, Leow Puay Tin, Jon McKenzie,
Krishen Jit, Trinh T. Min-ha, and Arif Dirlik.
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There will be a number of other events
taking place at the time of the conference, including a reception, party,
performance art presentations, and a specially commissioned series of ‘Performance
tours’ of Singapore.
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The conference is running at the
same time as the Singapore Arts
Festival, and there will be a number of events of particular interest to
participants, including a North Malaysian Manora performance and theatre and
dance pieces by Golden Bough (Taiwan), TheatreWorks (Singapore) and others.
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For more information on the conference,
visit www.singaporepsi.org,
which will be updated regularly with information on the venue, accommodation
options, programme and schedule. The website will also feature a Bulletin
where the main themes of the conference will be discussed and
developed.
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Source: www.singaporepsi.org
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