The International Shakespeare Festival 2016

INTRODUCTION

William Shakespeare has remained one of the most popularly performed and adapted writers of all time. Be it theatre, film, opera, ballet or other modes of artistic representation, he has consistently fascinated students and performers including actors, musicians, directors, artists and dancers. People from all over the world have accepted Shakespearean literature as their mode of expression.

The Department of English, The Bhawanipur Education Society College takes immense delight in acquainting its students with Shakespeare through the regular university curriculum but also feels it necessary to help them understand that Shakespeare is not simply meant to be read, but to be performed. With this in mind, the department feels that restricting Shakespeare studies to the classroom would essentially neglect a significant proportion of material necessary for the proper understanding of how to appreciate staging and performance of Shakespearean plays.

The college is going to host an International Shakespeare Festival 2016. A three day long Shakespeare seminar and workshop has been planned in the college premises. The Festival invites Shakespeare scholars, researchers and performers to share their understanding of the dramatist through audio- visual and paper presentations.

The festival will also include a three day theatre workshop where students of The Bhawanipur Education Society College will be trained by internationally acclaimed Shakespeare actor, director and scholar Professor Ronan Paterson, (Head of Performing Arts, School of Arts and Media, Teesside University, U.K) and Professor Amitava Roy (President, Shakespeare Society of Eastern India) on “Performing Shakespeare.”

VENUE

The Bhawanipur Education Society College

5 Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani, Bhawanipur, Kolkata,

West Bengal 700020, India.

DATE & TIME

25^th, 26^th and 27^th February 2016

Seminar: 10am- 2 pm

Workshop: 2pm-6pm

^{The workshop is exclusively for students of The Bhawanipur Education Society College}

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Festival invites academic papers from scholars, performers and researchers to share their understanding of the dramatist with intellectuals, teachers, professors, students, Shakespeare fans, and budding artists through audio-visual lectures and paper presentations. This would also enable them to have a one to one discussion with the experts, exchanging their views and ideas. Presentations focusing on performance will be given preference. The seminar will accommodate not more than 9 papers

Key Areas:

• Shakespeare Performance/Theatre Studies,
• Stage History and Shakespeare
• Shakespeare and Criticism,
• Shakespeare and Music
• Shakespeare Translation Studies
• Shakespeare and Adaptations
• Shakespeare and Fashion
• Modern Reception of Shakespeare
• Shakespeare and Classroom Teaching

SUBMISSION INFORMATION & GUIDELINES

• Deadline for submission of abstract: 8^th February 2016
• All abstracts will go through a review process and will be notified by 10^th February 2016.
• Submission of Final papers of the notified abstracts: On the day of the presentation
• Time Limit: 10 minutes (presentation) + 5 minutes (discussion.) Authors are kindly requested to adhere to the time limit

PROPOSALS MUST INCLUDE:

1. Name of the author
2. Institution
3. Contact details including email id
4. Title of the paper
5. Theme
6. 300-word abstract
7. A brief bio data of 100 words describing the author, affiliation, background, accomplishments and research interests

Proposals should be emailed to:   isfbhawanipur2016@gmail.com

Emails should have the subject heading I.S.F 2016

REGISTRATION FORMALITIES:

Participants will have to register to:

Ms. Saheli Sarkar
Mob No – +919674726301
Arts Staff Room, 1^st Floor
The Bhawanipur Education Society College

Registration Fee: Rs. 600/- (Inclusive of Lunch for 3 days)

Registration Date: 28^th January, 2016 to 20^th February, 2016

Registration Timing: 11 am – 4 pm (Except Saturdays & Sundays)

All students will be exempted from paying the Registration Fee. They must carry their college Identity Card.