Conversation from the V4 @ Theatre Critics Residency at the International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra

The International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra in Slovakia presented the V4@Theatre Critics Residency livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Wednesday 28 September 2016 at 10:00-13:00 CEST (Slovakia) / 11:00-14:00 EEST (Ukraine) / 9 a.m.-12 p.m. BST (London) / 4 a.m.-7 a.m. EDT (New York) / 08:00-11:00 UTC.

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V4 @ Theatre Critics Residency 2016 was a creative hub for 12 young theatre critics from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova, who under the leadership of internationally acclaimed theatre theorist and critic Patrice Pavis (France), attended the festival.

The critics followed all performances of the main program and selected performances of the accompanying program. For six days, they worked together with Mr. Pavis as their mentor, mediator, and facilitator.

About The International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra
The International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra is now in its twenty-fifth year. It is the oldest and largest theatre festival in Slovakia as well as one of the most important international activities in the cultural sphere of Slovakia.

About Patrice Pavis
Patrice Pavis was Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Paris (1976–2007). He is currently Professor at the School of Arts at the University of Kent in Canterbury. In 2011 and 2012, he worked as a visiting professor at the Korea National University of the Arts. He has published a dictionary of theatre and books on semiology, performance analysis, contemporary French dramatists, and contemporary theatre. His most recent book publications are La mise en scène contemporaine (Armand Colin, 2007; English translation, Routledge, 2013) and Dictionnaire de la performance et du théâtre contemporain (Armand Colin, 2014. English translation for Routledge forthcoming).

About HowlRound TV

HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.