(In association with International Federation for Theatre Research)
9-11 February 2012
Indian Theatre and Pedagogy: National and International Perspective
Call for the Papers
There has been hardly any emphasis on theatre education before the independence of India, although there are strong indications of an organized system of theatre education in ancient period. The legacy of Natyshastra gives us a concrete picture of theatre pedagogy and its importance for the society.
However, throughout higher education history after independence, administration and faculty have argued about the importance of theatre education and its value as an academic discipline but within ivory towers of government buildings. Although Indian higher education’s acceptance of this lively art as a serious discipline has been comparatively slow but its importance to the liberal arts and the support of Indian theatre nonetheless has become well recognized. Formation of National School of
Drama, central and state academies and few other such institutions are the result of this enthusiasm.
Historically, reasons given for including theatre arts in institutions of higher learning were: 1. to teachlanguage and literature; 2. to bind society and culture; 3. to teach moral virtues; 4. to teach oratory and delivery; 5. to teach self confidence; and 6. to teach memory, etc. In the later period of the second half of the twentieth century, higher education emphasized two additional reasons: to train theatre professionals within academe and to establish a relationship between the educational campus and the surrounding community. While academic administrators, theatre scholars, and artists often discuss these reasons for keeping educational theatre a viable part of curriculum, very little discussion is given to the art of teaching or the pedagogical aspects of theatre education. But the fact is that despite several universities and colleges in the country boast of countless theatre programs, the instruction
taking place in these programs occurs with little attention to formal pedagogical theory or practice. Perhaps teachers, instructors, and scholars of theatre give little attention to how they teach the art because they themselves did not receive any particular orientation to theatre pedagogy. Nonetheless,theater education in all venues continue to offer, with notable success, instruction to major and non-major alike is the combination of multifarious and multifaceted systems rooted in classical, regional
and modern streams. The fact that we find some success in teaching this complex art form should encourage us to give the pedagogy some attention.
What may attribute to successful instructions in theatre and its saying in higher education can be
outlined as:
1. Theatre is an important, complex art intrinsic cultural interest that deserves thorough study.
2. The theatre experience is incredibly rich, diverse, and-most difficult of all- ephemeral; yet not
only possible but valuable to the future of theatre, and to the young people drawn to it, todevise teaching methods for understanding the art and mastering the crafts of the stage.
3. The theatre requires more than clever minds and willing hands; it demands a full commitment in the use of self (body, mind, and spirit) and an alert awareness of contemporary life (social, political, ideological, and cultural).
4. The art of theatre arises from a distinctive kind of talent, and an essential function of the theatre teacher is the recognition, nurturing, and development of the talent. The proposed central premises of theatre education only lay the foundation of theatre pedagogy.
Theatre educators entered in the twenty first century are faced additionally with new pedagogical challenges and experiences needed and often required to respond to a variety of late-twentieth century issues in higher education itself. The public’s increased call for accountability, the increased number of nontraditional students, the thrust of teaching with state-of-the-art technology, and appeals for better student preparation for successful navigation through a highly globalized and multicultural
market are just a few educational concerns driving the twenty-first century pedagogical train, and therefore theatre scholars and teachers as well.
The conference will be addressing the diverse and multiple characters of Indian theatre pedagogy, its present position, required and essential new directions. Broadly the following sub-themes, but not necessary to be limited, will be the constituents of the conference under the wider rubric of Indian Theatre and Pedagogy: National and International Perspective:
1. Theatre Pedagogy in Classical Sanskrit period
2. Theatre Training and Education in Regional Traditions
3. Major issues and challenges of theatre pedagogy in India
4. New Education Policy and Theatre Education
5. Theatre Education and Theatre in Education
6. Professional and amateur theatre and theatre pedagogy
7. Comparatives with international pedagogies
8. International impact on contemporary theatre teaching in higher education
9. State-of-art technology and theatre pedagogy
10. Globalization and theatre pedagogy
11. Social and Ideological obligation and theatre pedagogy
12. Requirement of a good teacher and assessment methods
We welcome proposals for general conference and for the Research Scholars’ Forum dealing with the subject. Papers must be no longer than twenty (20) minutes. Research Scholars may also submit short proposals for 10-minute papers on their research for presentation in specially organized sessions. All proposals should contain: author; title; 200-250 word abstract; intended audience [i.e., General Conference, or Research Scholars Forum];indication of technical facilities; brief biographical note on the author; full postal address; fax number and e-mail-address. The proposals should be sent by electronic mail at istr2012@flame.edu.in
Conference Venue: FLAME School of Performing Arts
Foundation for Liberal And Management Education
FLAME Campus
S. No. 1659, Lavale, Taluka Mulshi
Pune 411 042 (Maharashtra)
a. Submission of abstracts: 15 December 2011
b. Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 20 December 2011
c. Last Date for Early Registration 15 January 2012
ISTR Conference Fee:
a. Early registration
i. National participants: INR 1500
ii. Research Students (National) INR 750
iii. International participants USD 75 (to be paid in Indian currency)
b. Late Registration
i. National participants: INR 2000
ii. Research Students (National) INR 1000
iii. International participants USD 90 (to be paid in Indian currency)
The registration fee may be paid by Demand Draft in favour of "FLAME School of Liberal
Education" payable at Pune.
For online transfer, the details are as follows:
FLAME School of Liberal Education
Axis Bank Ltd.
Branch: Baner, Pune
Current A/c No: 338010100150255
Swift Code: AXISINBB037
RTGS Code: UTIB0000338
Customer ID: 338010023
For on the spot registration at the conference venue, only cash payment will be accepted.
Note-1:
Conference Fee includes conference kit, access to all conference events,
cultural events and theatre shows, boarding in university accommodation for
4 nights including breakfast, lunch and dinner (Arrival 8th
and departure 12th
February), coffee and snacks during conference and other curtsy special
events.
Those who need luxury accommodation may book at their own level;
however, the conference organizers may help their best to find out the
suitable one. Please note that the campus is on the outskirts of the city and it
is advisable to stay on campus.
The conference organizers may arrange suitable airport and railway pickups.
A separate notification will be circulated as soon as it is finalized.
Note-2:
The conference organizing committee is also trying to arrange couple of
theatre performances for the conference delegates and Local sightseeing tour
which will be notified separately. Financial Logistics:
Due to financial paucity and lack of other financial support, ISTR and FLAME is not in a
position to provide any kind of financial support towards the travel cost to national and
international participants, however, the efforts are being made to help the research scholars
and students to the maximum possible ways, which will be announced soon.
For further detail and contact:
Prof. Vidyanidhee Vanarase
Dean, FLAME School of Performing Arts
FLAME City Office
150/7, ‘Jaideep’, Prathamesh Park,
Baner-Balewadi Road
Pune 411 045
Email: istr2012@flame.edu.in AND prasad@flame.edu.in
You may also contact:
Prof. Ravi Chaturvedi
President (ISTR)
Email: ravicvdi@gmail.com
Prof. B. Ananthkrishnan
General Secretary (ISTR)
Email: ananthu60@gmail.com
9-11 February 2012
Indian Theatre and Pedagogy: National and International Perspective
Call for the Papers
There has been hardly any emphasis on theatre education before the independence of India, although there are strong indications of an organized system of theatre education in ancient period. The legacy of Natyshastra gives us a concrete picture of theatre pedagogy and its importance for the society.
However, throughout higher education history after independence, administration and faculty have argued about the importance of theatre education and its value as an academic discipline but within ivory towers of government buildings. Although Indian higher education’s acceptance of this lively art as a serious discipline has been comparatively slow but its importance to the liberal arts and the support of Indian theatre nonetheless has become well recognized. Formation of National School of
Drama, central and state academies and few other such institutions are the result of this enthusiasm.
Historically, reasons given for including theatre arts in institutions of higher learning were: 1. to teachlanguage and literature; 2. to bind society and culture; 3. to teach moral virtues; 4. to teach oratory and delivery; 5. to teach self confidence; and 6. to teach memory, etc. In the later period of the second half of the twentieth century, higher education emphasized two additional reasons: to train theatre professionals within academe and to establish a relationship between the educational campus and the surrounding community. While academic administrators, theatre scholars, and artists often discuss these reasons for keeping educational theatre a viable part of curriculum, very little discussion is given to the art of teaching or the pedagogical aspects of theatre education. But the fact is that despite several universities and colleges in the country boast of countless theatre programs, the instruction
taking place in these programs occurs with little attention to formal pedagogical theory or practice. Perhaps teachers, instructors, and scholars of theatre give little attention to how they teach the art because they themselves did not receive any particular orientation to theatre pedagogy. Nonetheless,theater education in all venues continue to offer, with notable success, instruction to major and non-major alike is the combination of multifarious and multifaceted systems rooted in classical, regional
and modern streams. The fact that we find some success in teaching this complex art form should encourage us to give the pedagogy some attention.
What may attribute to successful instructions in theatre and its saying in higher education can be
outlined as:
1. Theatre is an important, complex art intrinsic cultural interest that deserves thorough study.
2. The theatre experience is incredibly rich, diverse, and-most difficult of all- ephemeral; yet not
only possible but valuable to the future of theatre, and to the young people drawn to it, todevise teaching methods for understanding the art and mastering the crafts of the stage.
3. The theatre requires more than clever minds and willing hands; it demands a full commitment in the use of self (body, mind, and spirit) and an alert awareness of contemporary life (social, political, ideological, and cultural).
4. The art of theatre arises from a distinctive kind of talent, and an essential function of the theatre teacher is the recognition, nurturing, and development of the talent. The proposed central premises of theatre education only lay the foundation of theatre pedagogy.
Theatre educators entered in the twenty first century are faced additionally with new pedagogical challenges and experiences needed and often required to respond to a variety of late-twentieth century issues in higher education itself. The public’s increased call for accountability, the increased number of nontraditional students, the thrust of teaching with state-of-the-art technology, and appeals for better student preparation for successful navigation through a highly globalized and multicultural
market are just a few educational concerns driving the twenty-first century pedagogical train, and therefore theatre scholars and teachers as well.
The conference will be addressing the diverse and multiple characters of Indian theatre pedagogy, its present position, required and essential new directions. Broadly the following sub-themes, but not necessary to be limited, will be the constituents of the conference under the wider rubric of Indian Theatre and Pedagogy: National and International Perspective:
1. Theatre Pedagogy in Classical Sanskrit period
2. Theatre Training and Education in Regional Traditions
3. Major issues and challenges of theatre pedagogy in India
4. New Education Policy and Theatre Education
5. Theatre Education and Theatre in Education
6. Professional and amateur theatre and theatre pedagogy
7. Comparatives with international pedagogies
8. International impact on contemporary theatre teaching in higher education
9. State-of-art technology and theatre pedagogy
10. Globalization and theatre pedagogy
11. Social and Ideological obligation and theatre pedagogy
12. Requirement of a good teacher and assessment methods
We welcome proposals for general conference and for the Research Scholars’ Forum dealing with the subject. Papers must be no longer than twenty (20) minutes. Research Scholars may also submit short proposals for 10-minute papers on their research for presentation in specially organized sessions. All proposals should contain: author; title; 200-250 word abstract; intended audience [i.e., General Conference, or Research Scholars Forum];indication of technical facilities; brief biographical note on the author; full postal address; fax number and e-mail-address. The proposals should be sent by electronic mail at istr2012@flame.edu.in
Conference Venue: FLAME School of Performing Arts
Foundation for Liberal And Management Education
FLAME Campus
S. No. 1659, Lavale, Taluka Mulshi
Pune 411 042 (Maharashtra)
a. Submission of abstracts: 15 December 2011
b. Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 20 December 2011
c. Last Date for Early Registration 15 January 2012
ISTR Conference Fee:
a. Early registration
i. National participants: INR 1500
ii. Research Students (National) INR 750
iii. International participants USD 75 (to be paid in Indian currency)
b. Late Registration
i. National participants: INR 2000
ii. Research Students (National) INR 1000
iii. International participants USD 90 (to be paid in Indian currency)
The registration fee may be paid by Demand Draft in favour of "FLAME School of Liberal
Education" payable at Pune.
For online transfer, the details are as follows:
FLAME School of Liberal Education
Axis Bank Ltd.
Branch: Baner, Pune
Current A/c No: 338010100150255
Swift Code: AXISINBB037
RTGS Code: UTIB0000338
Customer ID: 338010023
For on the spot registration at the conference venue, only cash payment will be accepted.
Note-1:
Conference Fee includes conference kit, access to all conference events,
cultural events and theatre shows, boarding in university accommodation for
4 nights including breakfast, lunch and dinner (Arrival 8th
and departure 12th
February), coffee and snacks during conference and other curtsy special
events.
Those who need luxury accommodation may book at their own level;
however, the conference organizers may help their best to find out the
suitable one. Please note that the campus is on the outskirts of the city and it
is advisable to stay on campus.
The conference organizers may arrange suitable airport and railway pickups.
A separate notification will be circulated as soon as it is finalized.
Note-2:
The conference organizing committee is also trying to arrange couple of
theatre performances for the conference delegates and Local sightseeing tour
which will be notified separately. Financial Logistics:
Due to financial paucity and lack of other financial support, ISTR and FLAME is not in a
position to provide any kind of financial support towards the travel cost to national and
international participants, however, the efforts are being made to help the research scholars
and students to the maximum possible ways, which will be announced soon.
For further detail and contact:
Prof. Vidyanidhee Vanarase
Dean, FLAME School of Performing Arts
FLAME City Office
150/7, ‘Jaideep’, Prathamesh Park,
Baner-Balewadi Road
Pune 411 045
Email: istr2012@flame.edu.in AND prasad@flame.edu.in
You may also contact:
Prof. Ravi Chaturvedi
President (ISTR)
Email: ravicvdi@gmail.com
Prof. B. Ananthkrishnan
General Secretary (ISTR)
Email: ananthu60@gmail.com
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