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    IBSEN SEMINAR

    DECEMBER 13th 14th, 2009

    A Perspective:

    The seminar will focus on two important issues:

    1. A discussion on Inter-cultural theatre. Prof Erika Fischer-Lichte is one of theforemost scholars and renowned teachers, and has written extensively on the

    subject. In the Indian context we are looking afresh at the meaning of inter-

    culturalism in theatre, against the background of a long history of inter- and

    intra- cultural experience of European and regional influences on urban Indian

    theatre.

    2. The other focus in the seminar is on the presentation of the director and

    research scholar inter-active experience. Both will speak of how they worked

    together in the context of the manner in which the altered/appropriated scripts

    were analyzed.

    The resurgence of Ibsen worldwide since 2006, has found different nuances fromearlier more individual perspective of Ibsens characters. There is a new trend in the

    interpretation of Ibsens texts that broadens its outlook, examining issues that Ibsen

    raises, from a more holistic social, cultural and psychological point of view that

    engages with the politics of newly emerging democracies espousing the cause of

    freedom of thought, liberation and emancipation in a wider social context.

    Projecting Ibsen again after a relatively long silence of almost 30 years, had left a

    lacuna in the perception of Ibsens writing in the minds of the new generation of

    young theatre practitioners, even while Ibsen studies in Universities, in English

    Honors courses, continues out a compulsion of academic habit. While it

    undoubtedly creates sparks in the young minds that read Ibsen, it remains dormant out

    of a lack of practical substantiation in contemporary society. If Ibsen is to contribute

    the power of his rhetoric and poetry in a modern society, the reflection of his ideas

    must change to suit the way in which young people look at the content of his plays.

    While commissioning the production of Ibsen, I felt we needed to also look into our

    newly emerging need of an interaction between directors and scholars, so as to bring

    together theoretical discourse and practice. One scholar interacting with each of the

    directors would certainly help to interface their inputs during the production process,

    and bring something quite different to the production. We hope to discuss the results

    of this interaction in the seminar on Ibsen, and bring more sharply into focus, the

    question of dramaturgy in theatre.

    The speakers at the seminar are:

    1Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Erika Fischer-

    Lichte

    Head, Freie Universitaet Berlin Institute for Theatre

    Studies, Berlin Germany

    2 Prof. Frode HellandHead, Centre for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo,

    Norway

    3 Prof. He Chengzhou Professor, Nanjing University, China

    4 Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee Ph.DSenior Lecturer & External Relations Officer of Drama,

    Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK5 Dr. Shanta Gokhale Novelist, translator, and performing arts and culture critic

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    The two-day seminar will consist of the following:

    Sunday, December 13, 2009

    Keynote address by Prof. Erika Fischer-Lichte

    Presentation by Dr. He Chengzhou

    The Aesthetics of Performative in Cross-cultural Theatre

    Adaptations: A Case Study of Chinese Yue Opera Hedda Gabler.

    Presentation by Mrs. Shantha Gokhale

    Director and Scholar interaction

    Mr. Jyothish M.G and Dr. Ashley N. P

    Ms. Zuleikha Chaudhari and Dr. Shuddabrata Sen

    Monday, December 14, 2009

    Keynote Address by Prof. Frode Helland

    Presentation by Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee

    Director and Scholar interaction

    Mrs. Amal Allana and Dr. Shoumyabrata Chowdhury

    Mr. Shantanu Bose and Dr. Anjum Katyal

    Mr. Neeraj Kabi and Mrs. Radha Ramaswamy