Theatre Without Borders

International Festival-FairTHEATRE METHODS 08Between Tradition and Contemporaneity July 7-13, 2008 Malpils, LatviaAannual professional festival-fair bringing up the question of the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. The Festival is uniting performers from all over the world interested in the research of theatre methods between tradition and contemporaneity. PROGRAMME: workshops, work demonstrations, lectures and performances by performers and theatre teachers from Singapore, Japan, Italy, Russia, USA, Germany and Canada:• Intrigues In The Qing Imperial CourtChinese Opera performance by Chinese Theatre Circle (Singapore)• The Fascinating World of Chinese OperaWorkshop by Joanna Wong, the Artistic Director of Chinese Theatre Circle (Singapore)• Swinging HorizonPerformance by Ritsuko Tsumaki - dancer, choreographer (Japan) • Performers PhysicalityWorkshop by Sergei Ostrenko - theatre director and teacher (Russia)• Commedia Dell'Arte - A Tradition of Playing NowWorkshop and performance fragment by Fabrizio Paladin - actor, director, playwright, musician, teacher (Italy)• Staging the Dream: Ella Jaroszewicz and the Studio MageniaPresentation by Michael Pape - actor, director, playwright, theatre scholar (USA)• "Thrown" ProjectWorkshop and performance presentation by Nightmare Before Valentine (Andriana Seecker, Birgitt Bodingbauer, Lydia Ziemke - Germany)• BoxWhatBox: Performance Creation WorkshopWorkshop presentation by Michael Devine - actor, director, playwright (Canada)• Exploring Pause BehaviorWorkshop by Mandy Fox - playwright, director, actor, voice specialist, educator (USA)PARTICIPANTS: actors, directors, dancers, choreographers, teachers, playwrights, stage designers, script writers, theatre critics, journalists, cultural managers. REGISTRATION:Candidates should send a CV (resume) and a brief letter of motivation to globtheatre@gmail.com stating the title, dates and location of the event.  Participation fee: 500 EUR if payment is made before June 15th. (580 EUR if payment is made after June 15th). The fee covers attendance of all events of the festival programme, accommodation (six nights), three meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and tea/coffee breaks. PROGRAMME DETAILS: http://www.iugte.com/projects/TheatreMethods08.php  Registration details: http://www.iugte.com/projects/register.php