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The symposium will be delivered on-line only; a link and event schedule will be sent out a few days prior to the event.

The symposium serves as the key source for Stanislavsky & Actor Wellbeing: Healthy practices for artistic rewards, an upcoming title in a series of books published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis under the banner Stanislavsky & …

We are excited to explore afresh the psycho-physical beliefs and practices that Stanislavsky, Chekhov, American Theatre Laboratory, Strasberg, Adler, Meisner and others have pursued, in the light of trauma-informed perspectives and contemporary insights about wellbeing.

Stanislavsky wanted to create sustainable and engaging theatre practices that satisfied the creative desires of both actors and audiences. However, Stanislavsky himself acknowledged occasions when his actors experienced distress in their performance processes.

Co-convened by Alan Powell, Dr. Mark Seton and Lucy Skilbeck, the symposium will focus on the work of Stanislavsky in relation to actor wellbeing in training and production.

Please send expressions of interest (these can be brief indications of topic or full abstracts, and are welcome in written, video, voice memo or other formats) to zoeelizabethglen@gmail.com, kiramorsley@hotmail.com and klarahricik@gmail.com by 20th June.

Please send submissions to: Alan Powell actorswellbeingcollective@gmail.com. Mark Seton mc.seton@bigpond.com, and Lucy Skilbeck lucyskilbeck@rada.ac.uk

The deadline for submissions is June 2nd.

In addition to your proposal, please also include the following in your application:

- Short biography (up to 100 words)

- The format of your proposal (e.g. workshop, presentation, panel etc.)

- Location/time-zone and any availability constraint

We encourage proposals in a range of formats, including:
- Written proposal of 200-300 words
- Voice note or video proposal of around 2-3 minutes
- A visual communication of your proposal
- Zoom discussion with one or more of the conveners - please email us if you’d like to request this.

We welcome proposals for online papers, workshops, conversations and panel discussions or pre-recorded videos. We particularly welcome international contributions as we are aiming to accommodate a range of time-zones. We also welcome participation in new and/or non-traditional formats.

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The event is supported by CHASE DTP and BIMM University, with further support from Dr Jay Skelton and Sirii Scott

The programme will include sessions on:
Access for neurodivergent students in actor training
Stanislavsky and neurodivergent representation
Sensory Experience and Stanislavskian Practice
Neurodivergent approaches to teaching Stanislavsky

KEYNOTE EVENTS: Mikael Burke in conversation with Siiri Scott and Bella Merlin

WORKSHOPS and PRESENTATIONS:

Stephen Atkins, Karl Falconer, Barbara Figgins and Detra Payne, in conversation with Siiri Scott,
Laura Lodewyck, Jay Paul Skelton and Guy Sprung.
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BOOKING:
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Full price $31.50 (or £27.10)
Students: $12.50 (or £11.00)

WHEN:
Friday and Saturday
25 and 26 April 2025

WHERE:
The Dr. John R. and Joyce L. Watts Theatre, The Theatre School at DePaul University, 2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States