The speakers in Session 1 introduced new approaches in the theatre, ones that make it possible for non-traditional elements to be partners to artists and a means of communication toward the spectator...
Thomas Riccio gave a partially improvised, energetic, and insightful sixty-minute-long lecture in which he drew on his rich experience with living among – and creating art with – various indigenous groups...
The third session focused on the performativity of the sound and light. The theme was framed and reflected on the background of the artwork of Nanni Vapaavuoiri and Elia Moretti...
The pandemic and lockdowns we were facing during 2020 and 2021 had brought new challenges, new experience, and new questions not only for the artists but also for the spectators...
Theatre today is expanding, especially in terms of the environment in which it operates outwards and inwards. The first direction refers to the urban and natural context of human life and creation, to the ecological connotations of theatre practice. The second direction moves away from the natural context and shows the possibilities of theatre in cyberspace...
Marianna Kozak and Šimon Peták’s aim was to understand and describe various approaches to teaching dramaturgy and teaching acting. They explored the role of the original author’s work in education, as well as the position of students of dramaturgy and acting in relation to other study programmes...
Actors and spectators are two sides of the same coin. The actors not only work with themselves, but also include the audience in the performance. In this section, two presentations were given. They dealt with the body and the mind of the actor, whether “living” or as puppets, and with the body and the mind of the spectator...
The last session was dedicated to the topic of integrity: integrity of the person, integrity of the mind, integrity of the body, integrity of the creation, and integrity of the society. The speakers – Jan Motal, Martina Musilová and Uršule Bartoševičiūtė – explored the topic of integrity from different angles...