Hyderabad|India|November'2010: The Department of Theatre Arts, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication in collaboration with the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) and the Indian Society for Theatre Research (ISTR) is organizing an International Workshop on Theorizing Practice and Practicing Theory in Theatre from January 30th 2010 to February 3rd 2011 at University of Hyderabad for the young research scholars and practitioners from the country and other parts of South Asia. The workshop will be primarily focusing on giving an orientation to the participants on contemporary trends in theatre research and methods in the backdrop of ongoing trends in the area of theatre research. 

Internationally reputed academicians and scholars will be the resource persons for this workshop. Prof. David Whitten (Lancaster University), Prof. Janelle Reinelt (University Of Warwick), Prof. Brian Singleton (Trinity College, Dublin) and Prof. Elaine Austin (Lancaster University) are some of the resource persons confirmed for the workshop.

Applications are invited from young research scholars and young practitioners to participate in the workshop. Applications can be downloaded from the University website www.uohyd.ernet.in under the events icon. Further, the applicants are requested to send a sample write up not exceeding 1000 words on a topic of their choice concerning Theatre/ Performance studies. The topic can be on any issue or concern to contemporary theatre practice / research. The application along with the write up should reach to istrhyd@gmail.com on or before December 15th 2010.

For any further details contact istrhyd@gmail.com.

-Nov'2010