What was there before the after? Reflecting on the Past in Post-Socialist Countries.
- Theatre Symposium on Coming to Terms with the Past-
The Slovak Institute in Budapest, (VIII. Rákóczi út 15.)
2008. november 27-29.
| Programme | Participants |
NOVEMBER 27. (Thursday)
14.00 The need of past elaboration, its possibilities and limitations in the present society of each country. The special position and means of theatre in this process. Theoretical aspects.
| Andrea Tompa HU |
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Making History in the Communist Era. Time, Spaces and Consciousness |
| Magdolna Marsovszky HU/D |
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Past Elaboration, Cultural Politics, Theatre |
| Joanna Krakowska PL |
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Societal attitudes and the obstacles of past elaboration. Fear, denial, repression |
| Anna Czékmány HU |
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(A)politic theatre. Societal/political meaning layers of theatrical form languages |
15.15 Coffee break
15.30 Discussion
19.00Theatre performances (from the Hungarian and international program of the Contemporary Drama Festival).
NOVEMBER 28. (Friday)
10.00The question of political and social responsibility of theatre after the system change at the turn of the nineties.
| Martina Musilova CZ |
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The political role of the Czech theatre in November 1989 |
| Paweł Sztarbowski PL |
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Social Theatre in Poland. A few Key Points. |
| Barbara Orel SLO |
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Theatre as a Political Forum |
| Tereza Sieglova CZ |
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Amateur Theatre and its Role in the Society Before and After the Regime Changes. |
| László Eörsi HU |
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The ’Aczélian’ cultural politics and the Csiky Gergely Theatre in Kaposvár |
11.15 Coffee break
11.30 Discussion
13.30 Lunch
14.00 Possibilities in the theatrical representation of past historical events and eras.
| Ildikó Zrínyi Ungvári RO |
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Ceremony, Body, Drama Form |
| István Mohácsi HU |
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What Is There After the Before? – Is it Important to Come to Terms With the Past? |
| Jan Klata PL |
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B.Y.O.B. (BRING YOUR OWN BATTLE) Strategic Approach for Past, Present, and Future |
| Attila Szabó HU |
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Staging a revolution |
15.15 Coffee break
15.30 Discussion
19.00 Theatre
NOVEMBER 29. (Saturday)
09.30 The presentation of everyday life and individual options in written drama and theatre performances. Everyday socialism.
| Jan Simko SK |
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Memory of Bratislava: THE STORIES FROM PETRŽALKA (Disconnection) |
| Anja Bajda SLO |
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Influence of the ideology and major political system on the perception of sexuality in the Slovene post-war dramatic texts |
| Miruna Runcan, Constantin-Cristian Buricea-Mlinarcic RO |
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Everyday Life Drama: An Interdisciplinary Project in Progress |
| Iulia Popovici RO |
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The “Return of the gender” in the Eastern European Theatre after 1989. The Romanian Case. |
| Armin Petras D |
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Coming to Terms with the Past in the German Theatre of the last 20 years. |
10.30 Coffee break
10.45 Discussion
12.15 Lunch
13.15 Reception forums of the theatrical event, debate on the success and problems of past elaboration.
| Jan Jirik CZ |
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The problems of the language of theatre critics of the late 80ies and methodological problems of traditional theatre studies |
| Denis Poniž SLO |
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Autocensorship, a secret weapon of communist regime |
| Nánay István HU |
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Metaphorical Speech of Theatre Critics |
| Radka Kunderowa CZ |
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What for Are Theatre Reviews from Communist Era Today? |
| Jászay Tamás HU |
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To whom do we write? What for do we write? |
14.15 Coffee break
14.30 Discussion
15.30 Break
16.00 Closing discussion about the festival performances with the participants of the criticism seminar.
19.00 Theatre, farewell party