A Theatre Portfolio
Yesterday I participated in the working group session “(Re)presenting Muslim Bodies of Performance” during the American Society for Theatre Research Conference “Extra/Ordinary Bodies: Interrogating the Performance and Aesthetics of ‘Difference’” in Atlanta, GA, I talked about a play by James Sanua, seen as the father of modern day Egyptian theatre.
Continuing my collaboration with LaMicro Theater, on November 19 I’ll direct a staged reading as part of Escena Sur – Latin American Plays. Thebes Land by contemporary Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco explores the themes of patricide and homoerotic attraction within a metatheatrical frame. For details see LaMicro’s Facebook event page
On September 16 we’ll spend an entire day speaking about Pirandello’s legacy at 150 years from his birth. Organizing this international conference has been the culmination of six years working with the Pirandello Society of America as board member, PSA Journal editor, and webmaster. At this event, I’ll present the paper “Jorge Lavelli and Pirandello: A Year with Six Characters between France and Argentina.” Full program here.
On September 1 between 1:40-2:40 pm at The Graduate Center, CUNY I’ll present a short paper on the process of in the field research for my dissertation topic, Argentine theatre artists in Paris. Panel “Transculturation: Between the Americas and Europe,” chaired by Giancarlo Lombardi during the 4th Annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference.
On November 19 I’ll direct a reading of a play by Chilean playwright, novelist, and poet Juan Radrigán, for LaMicro’s Escena Sur festival. In Spanish with English supertitles, Fantasmas borrachos is a drunken dream that portrays the confusion felt by the common man confronted with Chilean politics. The Bridge Theatre at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th St, 12th floor (between Broadway and 8th Ave).