Glasshouse Projects

The conference is being held to communally research how theorizing is performed. We use the word "the-ater" to frame performance modes that propose a way of seeing, or "the-ory." We seek to enable serious consideration of the ways that performance constructs ways of knowing, but also ask how dramaturgy and other "theatrical" ways of knowing inform and sometimes restrict discursive and dialogic processes at large.

Therefore, at the core of this conference is performance. The conference begins with four plenary presentations, all in the form of performances. Each of these will be followed by a moderated discussion. Performances and texts by invited conference participants the following weekend will discuss, derail, and embody theater-as-theory. All performances and discussions are open to the public. Registration fee is $50. Individual events are open to the public for a strongly suggested donation of $10/each.

The four plenary presenters are:

Amapola Prada
Reality Research Center (RRC)
Kikuko Tanaka
Mike Taylor

Sites include:
Glasshouse Project (246 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY)
Panoply Performance Laboratory (104 Meserole Street)
and elsewhere.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

Saturday, August 31

10am-6pm Reality Research Center / Plenary Performance Act I* (TBA)
4 participants, 1 hour each

Sunday, Sept 1

10am-6pm Reality Research Center / Plenary Performance Act I* (TBA)
4 participants, 1 hour each

Monday, Sept 2

10am-6:30pm Reality Research Center / Plenary Performance Act I* (TBA)
4 participants, 1 hour each

Wednesday, Sept 4

10am-6:30pm Reality Research Center / Plenary Performance Act II*(TBA)
3 spectators in each performance

Thursday, September 5

10am-6:30pm Reality Research Center / Plenary Performance Act III* (TBA)
4 spectators in each performance

Friday Sept 6

7pm Amapola Prada / Plenary Performance (Glasshouse Projects)
8pm Amapola Prada / Moderated Discussion (Glasshouse Projects)|
10:00-11pm Kikuko Tanaka / Plenary Performance (Panoply Performance Laboratory)

Saturday Sept 7

4:00-5:00pm Kikuko Tanaka / Moderated Discussion
6:00pm-12:00am Reality Research Center / Plenary Performance*

Sunday Sept 8

1:00-4:00pm Mike Taylor / Plenary Performance Part I*
4:30-5:30pm Reality Research Center / Moderated Discussion
6:00-7:00pm Mike Taylor / Plenary Performance Part II and Moderated Discussion
7:30 Casual drinks & wrap-up discussion

Thursday Sept 12th

7-10pm Participant response panels and performances

Friday Sept 13th

7-11pm Participant response panels and performances
Followed by a closing party.

*asterisk denotes an event that has limits, requirements, or conditions for spectators. These will be outlined in advance and may NOT be included in the conference registration, participation is limited to 12 spectators, first come, first served. Please make a note if you are UNABLE to participate in the daytime elements of Reality Research Center's project the week of August 31-September 7.

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