Conference-program

ITYARN Research Forum Preliminary Program……(pdf.) Ityarn.org

May 9, 2008
ITYARN CONFERENCE

Hindmarsh Education Development Centre
Adelaide, Australia

9:00

OPENING:
Wolfgang Schneider, President Assitej International

9:15-10:00

KEYNOTE:
Susanne Osten Title TBA Artistic Director Unga Klara, Stockholm (SWEDEN)

10:00-10:15
COFFEE

10:15-11:45

PLENARY SESSION:

Cheela Chilala, University of Zambia (ZAMBIA)
Vice President, ASSITEJ International SHIFTING SHADOWS: Aspects of Children's Theatre in Africa

Geesche Wartemann University of Hildesheim (GERMANY)
Theatre as Interplay: Processes of Collective Creativity in Theatre for Young Audiences

Manon van de Water, ITYARN Communications Director University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
TYA as Cultural Production: Aesthetics, Meaning, and Material Conditions

11:45-12:30
LUNCH

12:30-15:00

12:30-15:00

SEMINAR I

Aesthetics and Reception Processes in TYA
CONVENER:
Geesche Wartemann, University of Hildesheim (GERMANY)

Dani Bedau School of Theatre, Television and Film, San Diego State University (USA)

Prof. Jill Aguilar College of Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills

Chris Anthony Director of Youth & Education, Shakespeare Festival/LA
The Beautiful Community: Towards an Aesthetic for Community-Based Youth Arts

Richard Chew Russell Fewster University of South Australia (AUSTRALIA)
No Walls, Just Doors: A New Model for Opera Education in the Classroom and Community.

Merete Elnan University of Agder (NORWAY)
Directing Avant-Garde Theatre for Young Audiences?

Tamara Goldbogen University of Pittsburgh (USA)
Re/creating Modern Culture for Young Audiences

Pasakorn Intoo-Marn Mahidol University (THAILAND)
Implementing Theatre and Drama for Youth Development: A Pilot Study for Policy Advocacy

Jeanne Klein University of Kansas (USA)
Making Metaphors Matter

Matt Omasta Arizona State University (USA)
Towards a Theatre for Young Audiences Social Contract

Deidre Onishi University of Minnesota, Morris (USA)
Keeping the Lessons of Horror Alive: 'Kamishibai' and Stories of Hiroshima

Joohee Park University of Wisconsin - Madison (KOREA AND USA)
Ideologies of TYA in Korea during the Japanese Colonization

Shifra Schonmann University of Haifa (ISRAEL)
Perception, Reception, and Participation in Theatre for Young Audiences

SEMINAR II

Theories and Cultural Construction in TYA

CONVENER:
Manon van de Water, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

Roger L. Bedard Arizona State University (USA)
The Cultural Construction of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences: A Captive Eddy of Recursive Harmonies

Lorenzo Garcia University of North Texas (USA)
Adolescent Agency and Creative Achievement in US-Latino Plays for Young Audiences

Sandra Gattenhof Queensland University of Technology (AUSTRALIA)
Theatrical Risking: Performance Innovation in Australian Theatre for Young People

Annie Giannini University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Young, Troubled, and Queer: Representations of Gay and Lesbian Young People in Edward Roy's The Other Side of the Closet and Sara Graefe's Yellow on Thursdays

Evelyn Goldfinger Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA)
TV-theater: TV Language in Contemporary Theater for Children and Young Audiences in Buenos

Aires Shelli C. Kinsley University of Central Florida (USA)
Exploring Gender Theory in Wesley Middleton's Tomato Plant Girl

Sinje Kuhn University of Hildesheim (GERMANY)
"To Meet on Equal Terms ?!" - Community-Building Processes in Performances of TYA

Roxanne Schroeder-Arce Emerson College (USA)
Culturally Specific Work in TYA: Authentic Representation?

The conference is supported by the XVIth World Congress of ASSITEJ International,
the University of South Australia (UniSA) and Drama Australia.

Abstracts of seminar papers will be available on the website, ityarn.org February, 2008.

Registration for the conference can take place in one of the following ways:
1. Checking the appropriate box with your registration for the XVIth ASSITEJ World Congress
(http://www.assitej2008.com.au/)

2. Checking the appropriate box with your registration for the 2008 Drama Australia Conference
(http://www.dramaaustralia.org.au/conference.html)

3. Register via ITYARN (conference participants only)

Information on housing and travel can be found on the ASSITEJ Congress website.

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May 9, 2008 ITYARN CONFERENCE			Hindmarsh Education Development Centre Adelaide, Australia

9:00			OPENING: Wolfgang Schneider, President Assitej International
9:15-10:00			KEYNOTE: Susanne Osten Title TBA Artistic Director Unga Klara, Stockholm (SWEDEN)
10:00-10:15			COFFEE
10:15-11:45			PLENARY SESSION: Cheela Chilala, University of Zambia (ZAMBIA) Vice President, ASSITEJ International SHIFTING SHADOWS: Aspects of Children's Theatre in Africa Geesche Wartemann University of Hildesheim (GERMANY) Theatre as Interplay: Processes of Collective Creativity in Theatre for Young Audiences Manon van de Water, ITYARN Communications Director University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) TYA as Cultural Production: Aesthetics, Meaning, and Material Conditions
11:45-12:30			LUNCH
12:30-15:00 12:30-15:00			SEMINAR I Aesthetics and Reception Processes in TYA CONVENER: Geesche Wartemann, University of Hildesheim (GERMANY) Dani Bedau School of Theatre, Television and Film, San Diego State University (USA) Prof. Jill Aguilar College of Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills Chris Anthony Director of Youth & Education, Shakespeare Festival/LA The Beautiful Community: Towards an Aesthetic for Community-Based Youth Arts Richard Chew Russell Fewster University of South Australia (AUSTRALIA) No Walls, Just Doors: A New Model for Opera Education in the Classroom and Community. Merete Elnan University of Agder (NORWAY) Directing Avant-Garde Theatre for Young Audiences? Tamara Goldbogen University of Pittsburgh (USA) Re/creating Modern Culture for Young Audiences Pasakorn Intoo-Marn Mahidol University (THAILAND) Implementing Theatre and Drama for Youth Development: A Pilot Study for Policy Advocacy Jeanne Klein University of Kansas (USA) Making Metaphors Matter Matt Omasta Arizona State University (USA) Towards a Theatre for Young Audiences Social Contract Deidre Onishi University of Minnesota, Morris (USA) Keeping the Lessons of Horror Alive: 'Kamishibai' and Stories of Hiroshima Joohee Park University of Wisconsin - Madison (KOREA AND USA) Ideologies of TYA in Korea during the Japanese Colonization Shifra Schonmann University of Haifa (ISRAEL) Perception, Reception, and Participation in Theatre for Young Audiences SEMINAR II Theories and Cultural Construction in TYA CONVENER: Manon van de Water, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) Roger L. Bedard Arizona State University (USA) The Cultural Construction of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences: A Captive Eddy of Recursive Harmonies Lorenzo Garcia University of North Texas (USA) Adolescent Agency and Creative Achievement in US-Latino Plays for Young Audiences Sandra Gattenhof Queensland University of Technology (AUSTRALIA) Theatrical Risking: Performance Innovation in Australian Theatre for Young People Annie Giannini University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) Young, Troubled, and Queer: Representations of Gay and Lesbian Young People in Edward Roy's The Other Side of the Closet and Sara Graefe's Yellow on Thursdays Evelyn Goldfinger Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA) TV-theater: TV Language in Contemporary Theater for Children and Young Audiences in Buenos Aires Shelli C. Kinsley University of Central Florida (USA) Exploring Gender Theory in Wesley Middleton's Tomato Plant Girl Sinje Kuhn University of Hildesheim (GERMANY) "To Meet on Equal Terms ?!" - Community-Building Processes in Performances of TYA Roxanne Schroeder-Arce Emerson College (USA) Culturally Specific Work in TYA: Authentic Representation?

The conference is supported by the XVIth World Congress of ASSITEJ International, the University of South Australia (UniSA) and Drama Australia. Abstracts of seminar papers will be available on the website, ityarn.org February, 2008. Registration for the conference can take place in one of the following ways: 1. Checking the appropriate box with your registration for the XVIth ASSITEJ World Congress (http://www.assitej2008.com.au/) 2. Checking the appropriate box with your registration for the 2008 Drama Australia Conference (http://www.dramaaustralia.org.au/conference.html) 3. Register via ITYARN (conference participants only) Information on housing and travel can be found on the ASSITEJ Congress website.