News from the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Melbourne Australia
Early bird registration for the time . transcendence . performance conference closes Friday 24 July.
Register online for time . transcendence . performance
If you have any issues registering, please contact TTP2009@arts.monash.edu.au
Further information about the conference is available on the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies site.
Extended Deadline for Abstract and Proposal Submissions: Friday 3 April
The number of motion in respect of before and after? Irrecuperable diachrony of pure passingness? Reversible? Relative? Real? Living present? Original transcendence? Structure of consciousness? The various Western philosophical traditions have, since their inception, continuously attempted to grapple with the question of time, but still, the problems remain unsolved, the paradoxes tangled, the contradictions unsettled.
Performers and artists understand time as an essential dimension of their media. Many contemporary artists foreground the temporal as a theme in their practice and making. Movements, rhythms, bodies, sounds, objects, experiences, memories, dreams, imaginings and dwellings are recorded, performed and activated in their duration, moment, event and passing.
time transcendence performance brings together the expertise and experiences of scholars and artists in a format that permits the thinking and doing of time with an aim towards mutual elucidation. Drawing together papers, panels, diverse performance practices, exhibitions, installations, screenings and workshops, this transdisciplinary conference and inter-media event initiates a global discussion, investigation and critique of temporality in its performative, phenomenological and transcendental dimensions. The tangible consequences of this cross-fertilisation offers promise for researchers, scholars and artists alike. To begin this gathering and discussion, this conference invites presenters across discourses, disciplines and media, questioning and emphasising the taken for granted yet complex and mysterious phenomenon of time.
Email submissions and enquiries: ttp2009@arts.monash.edu.au
"Our Country's Good"
Based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally, Our Country’s Good demonstrates the power of the play to transform lives, even those considered unredeemable.
When: October 10th – October 14th
Where: Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran
