BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:90@labanarium.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens;VALUE=DATE:20190717 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens;VALUE=DATE:20190727 DTSTAMP:20190317T114735Z URL:https://labanarium.com/events/international-conference-athens-the-maki ngs-of-the-actor/ SUMMARY:17-26 July 2019: International Conference\, Athens: The Makings of the Actor DESCRIPTION:International Conference Athens 17-26 July 2019\nHosted by Mich ael Cacoyannis Foundation\nThe Makings of the Actor\nTowards Contemporary Acting Techniques\, Practices &\; Methodologies\nhttps://tinyurl.com/yx mbp8ey\nPost-doctoral Researcher Dr Kiki Selioni RCSSD\, Labanarium and MC F have taken the initiative to organize a Conference in Athens. The confer ence The Makings of the Actor aims to offer a platform to dialogue about t he skills and knowledge necessary to develop the contemporary actor.  The Conference will be the pilot event towards the establishment of the Inter national Centre for Actor Training that will officially open next year 202 0 in Athens supported by several worldwide institutions.  Its mission is to gather international practitioners and researchers to discuss the needs of contemporary performance practice through Conferences\, performances a nd workshops taking place internationally.\n\n Keynote speakers/invited c ontributors: \n\n Pr. Sergei Tcerkasckki  Head of an Acting Studio in Ru ssian State Institute of Performing Arts (he will also deliver an intensiv e week Workshop about Stanislavsky’s system) 100 years of the Stanislavs ky System and Modern Actor Training\n\nPr. Andy Lavender in Theatre &\; Performance at the University of Warwick.  Head of the School of Theatre &\; Performance Studies and Cultural &\; Media Policy Studies\, Uni versity of Warwick.\n\nDr. Tom Cornford\, Lecturer in Theatre and Performa nce at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.\n\nSulian Vieira Pach eco\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Performing Arts\, University of Brasilia\n\nAvra Sidiropoulou Assistant Professor at the Μ.Α. program in Theatre Studies at the Open University of Cyprus\n\nPr. Nikos Geladas Sch ool of Physical Education and Sport Science   National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\n\nDr. Katia Savrami  Assistant Professor of Choreol ogy at the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Patras\, Gre ece\n\nPr. Rob Roznowski  Head of Acting and Directing in the Department of Theatre. Professor Michigan State University\, USA.\n\n Keynote Worksh op:\n\nModern Stanislavsky System in the Mirror of Chekhov’s "The Seagul l” and the film Stanislavsky and Yoga\, Sergei Tcherkasski (Head of Acto r Studio at the St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy) will be release d at the opening day of the Conference 17th July.\n\n Call for Papers\, T eaching Demonstrations and Performances\n\nWe welcome submissions from act ing/voice/movement teachers\, actors coaches\, theatre practitioners\, act ors\, directors\, training practitioners\, theatre  researchers\, practic e and academic researchers within varying aspects of practice.\n\nFor pape rs please send your abstract of 200 words for your oral presentation (20 m in) in a Word doc form\, including title\, institutional affiliation\, you r brief CV and email address. The paper presentations will be 20 min they are followed by a 10 min discussion with the audience/participants.\n\nSub missions of teaching demonstration must be in English and can be up to 4 p ages (including references and figures) in a Word doc form\, including tit le\, institutional affiliation\, your brief CV and email address. The firs t 2 pages are expected to describe your system. The third and fourth pages are expected to be used for images\, references\, and technical requireme nts. You should expect wireless network access. A number of  8-10 student s will be provided for all accepted demonstrations.\n\nThe Demonstration a llows practitioners/researchers to demonstrate their works in teaching in a dedicated session of 60-70 min. they are followed by a 20 min discussion with the audience/participants.\n\nPerformances will take place in Michae l Cacoyannis theatre place. Proposals must outline the planned work accura tely in 2 pages and must include title\, brief Cv\, technical requirements \,  images and video. Performances running must be 20-90 min. they are fo llowed by a 20 min discussion with the audience/participants.\n\nPlease se nd your submission by 25th April 2019 to: kiki.selioni@cssd.ac.uk\n\nIf an official invitation is required earlier for research  funding purposes\, please contact kiki.selioni@cssd.ac.uk  and ensure that you submit your abstract as early as possible.\n\nSubmissions based on an implemented and tested system that innovative approaches related to conference’s areas o f interest\, (including but not limited to):\n\nActing techniques/systems/ methodologies\n\nVoice speaking training\n\nDance and movement training fo r actors\n\nMartial arts\, stage combat\n\nActing coaching on screen\n\nAc tor and musical productions\n\nImprovisation techniques and rehearsal proc ess\n\nTheory and/or Practice\n\nPerformance as Training\n\nPsychology of the Actor\n\nPresence and Truth on Stage\n\nEcstatic and Ritual Acting\n\n Metaphysics and Physics in Actor’s presence\n\nActing in Education\n\nAc tors in Industry and their continuous training\n\nAmateur/Professional Act ors skills.\n\nSkills and dexterities in Acting\n\nActing/Coaching Teacher s and their skills.\n\nChoreography in Acting\n\nFor full programme detail s and conference fees please go to https://tinyurl.com/yxmbp8ey\n\n  LOCATION:Michael Cacoyannis Foundation\, Peiraios 206 \, Athens\, Attiki\, 177 78\, Greece GEO:37.9675461;23.69659409999997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Peiraios 206 \, Athens\, A ttiki\, 177 78\, Greece;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Michael Cacoyannis Foun dation:geo:37.9675461,23.69659409999997 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Athens X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Athens BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190331T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR