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The official account of the Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA), UK. Our next annual conference will be hosted at the University of Warwick, 27-29 August 2025.
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DEADLINE: a reminder to anyone hoping to join us at Warwick for our annual conference in August that the early bird rate closes on Sunday (15 June).

Please follow this link to book your place:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
June 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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At the TaPRA Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2025, the membership passed a motion proposed by a collective of members on 11 April 2025: that TaPRA act on calls by our Palestinian colleagues to participate in the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Details of our (online) AGM next Friday have gone out to members via our newsletter. Please contact us if you are a current member and have not received this information. We look forward to seeing you there.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Eight of our working groups and the TaPRA Gallery have extended their Call For Papers deadline to Tuesday 18 March. All details are available on the Warwick website here:

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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⏰Reminder that the deadline to submit to present, perform, provoke or celebrate at #TaPRA2025 is tonight at midnight. Please use the link on Warwick's page to apply.

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A reminder that our annual conference is currently open for submissions. Deadline for applications: 10 March 2025 via the Warwick website linked below. Here's a summary of all the working group themes at a glance!

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Text reads: TaPRA 2025 working group themes Text reads: Working Group Themes: APPLIED & SOCIAL THEATRE- Ways Out: Power and Potencia in Applied Theatre Practices AUDIENCE, EXPERIENCE AND POPULAR PRACTICES - BODIES AND PERFORMANCE - Fleshy futurities: Embodied yearning, resistance and grief DIRECTING AND DRAMATURGY - On Joy and Ecstasy DOCUMENTING PERFORMANCE - Documents Against Form Text reads: Working Group Themes: PERFORMANCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES -Postdigital and AI Dramaturgies: Gen Alpha and the Politics of Care in Online Performance PERFORMANCE AND SCIENCE - Intersections: Science-Engaged Performance PERFORMANCE, IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY - Looking Back to Look Forward: Where Have We Gone Wrong? PERFORMER TRAINING - Training Beyond (Established) Techniques Text reads: Working Group Themes: SCENOGRAPHY - Making and Doing Scenography SOUND, VOICE AND MUSIC – Interfaces THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE HISTORIES - Celebration THEATRE, PERFORMANCE AND PHILOSOPHY - On Performance and Borders
March 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Joining our annual conference for the first time? We've created a page explaining how things work. Do get in touch with us if you have any questions or worries!

tapra.org/how-tapras-c... #theatre #performance #theatrebluesky
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February 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Hello, Bluesky! TaPRA checking in. We are so happy to announce that the Call For Papers for this year's annual conference is live on Theatre at Warwick's website. Choose from one of 13 working group themes to submit a paper.

Deadline: 10 March 2025 via webform

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
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February 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM