Out of the Wings Forum: Worldmaking on Stage and the Work of Theatre Translation Beyond the Stage

Out of the Wings is once again coming together with Language Acts and Worldmaking and Translation Studies@Goldsmiths, University of London, to offer a one-day discussion forum aimed at practitioners and researchers.

Taking place on the opening day of the Out of the Wings Festival, 30 July-3 August 2019, the forum sets the scene for a week of play readings from Latin America, Portugal, and Spain, presented in English translation every evening at Omnibus Theatre. At the forum, we will bring together practitioners and researchers - actors, directors, producers, literary managers, commissioning editors, dramaturges, writers, translators, research students, theatre translation trainers, theatre translation lecturers, and academics - to engage with ideas on staging, teaching, and researching translated theatre.

Panels of presenters will focus on broad themes of creativity in theatre translation practice and translation pedagogy. Informal networking sessions will support interaction between participants and presenters and encourage new partnerships.

Programme

09.30- 10.00 Registration and refreshments

10.00- 10.15 Welcome from organisers

10.15- 12.00 Panel 1: Innovative Worldmaking: Creating new spaces, approaches and collaborations, chaired by Dr Tom Boll, Lecturer in Literary Translation, University of East Anglia 

12.00- 13.00 Buffet lunch, refreshments, and networking

13.00-14.30 Panel 2: Worldmaking and the Classroom: Advocating creativity in translation teaching, chaired by Professor Catherine Boyle, Language Acts and Worldmaking, King’s College London

14.30-15.00 Refreshments and networking

15.00-16.30 Professionalising Theatre Translation: Where are we now? Interactive session facilitated by the Society of Authors, Out of the Wings, Language Acts and Worldmaking and Translation Studies@Goldsmiths

16.30-18.00 Panel 3: Worldmaking on Stage: Identity and Performance

18.00 Close from organisers and adjournment to evening performance of Cassandra, Sandra, by Gabriela Aguilera and translated by William Gregory, at the Omnibus Theatre (1 Clapham Common Northside, SW4 0QW)

Tickets

Tickets for the Forum start at £9.00 and can be purchased online, at the King’s eStore

Tickets can be purchased online at the door, subject to availability. Please note that there will be no facility for taking cash payments.

Part of the Language Acts and Worldmaking  Worldmaking Fair.