Location: Zoom Room 1 Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3874647177?pwd=Jw1g9axPFpvKa8qEe26DCLjGd0ACbW.1 Abstract: The last 50 years have been formative for Canadian theatre and performance studies and CATR. As we contemplate the next 50, we find ourselves facing multiple crises, both within our field and beyond: the increased precarization of work, the threat of funding [...]
Location: PNX138 Abstract This working group gathers artists and academics around the provocation that theatre is a form of service. Inspired by Audre Lorde’s well-known contention that “poetry is not a luxury”, this working group asks what theatre does in the larger cultural and economic landscape. Drawing from Alex Sarian’s [...]
Location: PNX138 (This session is closed to general attendance) Abstract The tradition of collecting data from and shared by audiences has been a key factor in the growth and development of audience studies in theatre and performance (Sauter 2019, Snyder-Young and Omasta 2022, Freshwater 2009). And yet, there is still [...]
Location: Movement Room Abstract The last 50 years have been formative for Canadian theatre and performance studies and CATR. As we contemplate the next 50, we find ourselves facing multiple crises, both within our field and beyond: the increased precarization of work, the threat of funding cuts and attacks on [...]
Location: PNX138 Abstracts Moderator: Jenny Salisbury How can theatre pedagogies serve non-theatre students in rehearsing their futures? How can non-theatre pedagogies guide future practices in theatre training institutions? In this Working Group session moderated by Dr. Jenny Salisbury, four presenters will explore pedagogical approaches to supporting individuals within a collective [...]
Location: Movement Room Abstract Many Canadian theatre studies institutions – including CATR itself, and Canadian Theatre Review – are marking their 50th anniversaries, and the fields of publishing and media are transforming rapidly in our era. The time seems ripe to take a step back and ask: How are the [...]
Location: Room 1140 - Pavilion André Aidenstadt - 2920 chemin de la tour - Université de Montréal (Building 19 on the UdM Map) In-Person Session Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Film - University of British Columbia Editors: TRiC - Nicole Nolette and/or Naila Keleta-Mae CTR - Heather David-Fisch Modern [...]
Session organizers: Kimberley McLeod and Jenn Stephenson Location: Room 1140 - Pavilion André Aidenstadt - 2920 chemin de la tour - Université de Montréal (Building 19 on the UdM Map) In-Person Session Two-Day Session, 2:30pm-5:45pm on June 19 & 20 In the face of financial constraint, arising from government underfunding [...]
Committee Chair & Convenor: Robin Whittaker Location: Zoom Room C Link to Zoom Room C Online Session Open to all conference participants. CATR's Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression (ARAO) Committee discusses CATR's recent ARAO actions and seeks input on future activities. For an overview of the CATR ARAO Committee’s work and future [...]
Closed Session: seminar participants only Hybrid Session Location: Small Rehearsal Studio, Dalhousie Arts Centre Co-Convenors: Jenn Boulay and Signy Lynch Participants: Kat Germain, Caroline Klimek, Shannon Hughes, Daniella Vitinski Mooney, Alejandra Nunez, Gabriela Petrov, Laine Zizman Newman Rationale:This seminar builds off our seminar at last year’s conference: “Performing Complaint: Working [...]