The local, the global, and interdisciplinary performance in the works of Robert Lepage
Proximité, ouverture et relations interdisciplinaires dans l’oeuvre de Robert Lepage
The first international conference on Robert Lepage’s work was held at Canada House, London, and Birkbeck College, University of London, 1-3 June 2006.
The conference investigated the rich opus of Lepage’s practice. The area of interest reflects the diversity and flexibility of Lepage’s wide scope of engagements: from original projects to classic texts; from opera to film; from multimedia to new technology; as well as social, cultural and political interventions.
The proceedings of the conference will be published.
Three different segments took place as follows:
Manchester, 30-31 May 2006:
Practical Workshops on the interdisciplinary work of Lepage
London, Canada House, 1-2 June 2006:
Academic Papers
London, Birkbeck, 3 June 2006:
Film presentations and papers
Further information from Dr Aleksandar Dundjerovic, University of Manchester
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PROGRAMME
2-3 June 2006
The local, the global, and the interdisciplinary performance in the works of Robert Lepage / Proximité, ouverture et relations interdisciplinaires dans l’œuvre de Robert Lepage
Friday 2 June CANADA HOUSE
9 :30-10 :00 am Registration and Coffee
10 :00-10 :15 Welcome
10 :15-11 :15 Plenary I
Steve Dixon (Brunel University, UK)
Space, Metamorphosis and Extratemporality in the Theatre of Robert Lepage
11:15-11:30 Coffee
11:30-1:00 pm Panel I: Film
Bruno Cornellier (École de cinéma Mel Hoppenheim, Université Concordia)
L'Indien, mon frère: identité, nationalité et indianité dans Le Confessionnal
Christian Roy
Red Letter Days: (Mis)Translation, Abortive Action, and the Masks of Identity
Hilimi Alacakli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Dans l’oeuvre de Robert Lepage, images et objects changeants
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 Plenary II
Jane Koustas (Brock University)
Robert Lepage meets the ROC
3:00-3:30 Coffee
3:30-5:00 Panel II
Sylvie Bissonnette (Montreal, Quebec)
Historical Interculturalism in Robert Lepage's Elsinore
Ludovic Fouquet
Entre boîte et écran: une dialectique interdisciplinaire? Evolution et influences du dispositif lepagien
Aleksandar Dundjerovic
Transformative mise-en-scene in Lepage’s theatre and film work
Friday 2 June BIRKBECK COLLEGE
5:15-5:45 Reception
6:00-7:30 Public Lecture
Michael Morris (Cultural Industry, UK)
In conversation with Michael Morris
Saturday 3 June BIRKBECK COLLEGE
9:30-10:00 am Registration and Coffee
10:00-11:00 Plenary III
Jonathan Rittenhouse (Bishop’s University, Quebec)
Identifying Robert Lepage Ltd
11:00-11:30 Coffee
11:30-1:00 pm Panel III
Christie Carson (Royal Holloway, University of London)
The Artist Abroad: Robert Lepage’s Progress
Ilva Navarro (Liverpool Hope College)
Global identity local culture – exporting Lepage’s internationalism
Anna Maria Monteverdi
The Stage's Metamorphosis: The Far Side of the Moon, Elsinore and The Andersen Project by Robert Lepage
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 Plenary IV
Josette Féral
Fragments d’identités
3:00-3:30 Coffee
3:30-5:00 Panel IV
Karen Fricker
Un Canadien de prestige: The Performance of Global Success and Personal Exposure in Robert Lepage’s The Andersen Project
Rémy Charest (Montreal, Canada)
Building New Terminals: Connecting Flights, Ten Years After
Bill Marshall (Glasgow University)
Quebec noir and a world of difference: la vieille capitale in the films of Robert Lepage
Conference Finish
This conference was made possible by the efforts and contributions of The University of Manchester, Birkbeck Centre for Canadian Studies, Le Groupe de recherches et d’études sur le Canada francophone, the Canadian High Commission, and Délégation générale du Québec |
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