Shakespeare 400: conference announcement for Tbilisi, Georgia, 22-24 September 2016

Shakespeare 400

Shakespeare 400

The Centre for Shakespeare Studies at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia, and the Rustaveli National Theatre, will host a three-day interdisciplinary international conference dedicated to the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death (1564-1616).

The conference will explore how Shakespeare’s work influenced and inspired other works in literature, art, and music. The event hopes to unite academics, teachers, students, theatre

practitioners, and critics, in a series of presentations, roundtable discussions, and performances.

Participants from a range of disciplines – English, Drama, Education, Music, Modern Languages, Classics, History, Art and Film are encouraged to participate.

The Conference will be held at Tbilisi State University, Georgia on 22-24 September, 2016.

We propose discussion of the following broad themes:

• Shakespeare’s influence on literature

• Shakespeare on stage and in movies

• Shakespearean criticism

• Shakespeare in other countries (translations, research, staging, and filming)

• Shakespeare in Georgia

• Shakespeare and tradition

• Teaching Shakespeare

Conference proposals, including a short abstract (250 words) and a short CV, should be submitted by:

30 May, 2016, to:

manana.gelashvili@tsu.ge

david.maziashvili@tsu.ge

Registration fee of 70 Euros, which is to be paid on arrival, includes lunch on Conference days, a farewell dinner, and an excursion to Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia.

http://rustavelitheatre.ge/index.php?page=23&lang=eng

MARTINA NICOLLS is the author of:- The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).

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