Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 13
Location: La Maison Française, 16 Washington Mews
8:00 p.m. Performance
Ceux qui restent
David Lescot (Actor, director)
In French
Reservations: maison.francaise@nyu.edu or 212-998-8750
Reservation list is now full - only WAITLIST available.
Friday, October 14
Location: Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street
(All Friday sessions in English)
10:15 a.m.
Welcome Sarah Kay (NYU)
Introduction Tom Bishop (NYU)
10:30 a.m. French Theatre in New York
Charles Isherwood (The New York Times)
in conversation with
Judith Miller (Department of French, NYU)
11:45 a.m. Performing Beckett
Bill Irwin (Actor)
in conversation with
Tom Bishop (NYU)
2:30 p.m. Round Table
New Performances and Theoretical Models in France and the U.S.
Richard Schechner (Tisch School of the Arts, NYU)
Josette Feral (Université du Québec, Montréal)
Malik Gaines (Tisch School of the Arts, NYU)
Sophie Proust (Université Lille 3)
5:00 p.m. Training/Acting Globally
Florent Masse (Princeton University)
Saturday, October 15
Location: 19 University Place, Room 102
(All Saturday sessions in French)
10:00 a.m.
Olivier Py (Director, writer, actor)
in conversation with
Olivier Barrot (Writer, journalist)
11:00 a.m. Round Table
Le Théâtre contemporain, sens et directions
Christian Biet (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre), moderator
Laure Adler (Writer, journalist)
David Lescot (Actor, writer, director)
Arthur Nauzyciel (Director)
2:30 p.m. Round Table
Le Théâtre francophone et la question de la traduction théâtrale
Judith Miller (NYU), moderator
Gerty Dambury (Writer, director)
Koffi Kwahulé (Playwright)
Laurent Muhleisen (Translator)
5:00 p.m.
Marie-Christine Barrault (Actor)
in conversation with
Tom Bishop (NYU)
6:00 p.m. Dramatic Reading
Lectures pour Tom
Compiled by Christian Biet and Judith Miller
with
Christian Biet (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre)
Marie Desgranges (Actor)
David Lescot (Actor)
Judith Miller (NYU)
Anna Raff Miller (NYU)
Rachel Watson (NYU)
A Florence Gould Event, with additional support from the NYU College of Arts and Science and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy