The Drama Specialization and the Performance and Communications Media =20=

Diploma of Memorial University of Newfoundland, in association with =20
the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, will be hosting a theatre =20
conference from June 27th to June 29th, 2006.

The Magnetic Forces theatre conference is being held in conjunction =20
with the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, taking place in St. John=92s, =20=

Newfoundland, Canada between June 28 and July 8, 2006.

We invite a range of papers concentrating on innovations in writing, =20
playwriting, directing, designing, performing, critiquing, and =20
training in Canadian Theatre in English. We especially encourage =20
papers and panels in the following areas:

Performance creation
Advancements and innovations in theatre
Teaching design =96 methods and methodology
Design motivated dramaturgy
Reinventing the established text
Script creation and creativity
Contemporary critical practices

Abstracts should be no longer than 200 words in length and should =20
include a title, complete contact information, and any professional =20
or institutional affiliations. Panel proposals should also include =20
the proposed title of the session, a primary contact, information on =20
the panellists, and abstracts for each presenter.

We especially encourage submissions from graduate students in related =20=

fields.

Please submit your abstracts and panel proposals to Professor Denyse =20
Lynde via e-mail at: dlynde_at_mun.ca

Or via regular mail at:

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Department of English
Box 4200
St. John=92s, NL
A1C 5S7

Submission deadline: October 1, 2005

*****
Danine Farquharson
daninef_at_mun.ca
Department of English
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL, Canada, A1C5S7

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