CASA Symposium

The Urgency of Latin American Theatre

Friday 27 September 2013 – 10.00am to 6.00pm

At Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS)

Room G22 / 26 Senate House, Russell Square WC1E 7HU

Following a fruitful partnership with Catherine Boyle and the Out of the Wings project, CASA has the pleasure of announcing the first ever CASA Symposium, a new space to think about Latin American theatre differently.

Bringing together a wide range of academics and theatre practitioners we will explore together ideas and themes emerging from the variety of Latin American theatre practices. How translatable are these practices? How urgent are the voices arising from Latin American theatre in Britain now?

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This is a CASA Latin American Theatre Festival and Out of the Wings project and is developed in partnership with King’s College London and Canning House.

Session 1: The Translatability of Theatre Practice – 10.00am – 1.00pm

[Each presentation will be 20 minutes, with 10 minutes discussion and a round table]

In this panel we will focus on practices of theatre making across Latin America and the political voices that arise.

Information about the speakers and themes here

Session 2: The Translatability of the Classics – 2.30pm – 4.00pm

[Each presentation will be 20 minutes, with 10 minutes discussion.]

Latin America has a strong tradition of translating classic texts for contemporary performance. This panel will explore the political and cultural translatability from one culture to another.

Information about the speakers and themes here

Session 3: Translating the Classics – 4.30pm – 6.00pm

[Each presentation will be 20 minutes, with 10 minutes discussion.]

In this final session a round table of theatre practitioners and academics will discuss translation and adaptation focusing on Cervantes and Shakespeare, both represented at CASA 2013 with Hamlet de los Andes (Teatro de los Andes, Bolivia) and La Razón Blindada (Teatro Malayerba, Ecuador).

Information about the speakers here

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