Shakespeare 2016: the Enigma of Endurance

Yerevan, 1-3 October 2016

Confirmed keynote speakers: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Professor David Schalkwyk (Queen Mary University of London), Professor Emil Sirbulsecu (University of Craiova), Associate Professor Nicoleta Cinpoes (Worcester University), Professor Henrik Edoyan and Professor Sona Seferian (Yerevan State University), and others

The Armenian Shakespeare Association (ASA), is delighted to invite Shakespearean scholars, translators, theatre critics, directors, actors, and research students across the world to Armenia’s capital Yerevan for the International Shakespeare Conference dedicated to the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

The conference will take place during the well-established International Theatre Festival in Yerevan, with dozens of foreign and local theatre companies performing in various languages.

Expenses covered by the organisers: transport between Yerevan International airport and the hotel, lunches and snacks, daily sightseeing tours and guided visits to museums with multi-lingual guides as well as evening entertainment. Flights to and from Armenia and accommodation are not covered. There is no visa required for EU citizens, for other countries, visit: http://www.mfa.am/en/visa/

We recommend arrival to Yerevan on the 29th to early 30th September for the conference opening on the 30th September 2016. For those travelling from the UK, we can arrange flight group booking - departing London 29 September, returning 3rd or 4th October.We would appreciate if those interested could fill the application form and email it as soon as possible and before 15 July 2016.

Abstracts of 300 to 500 words can be submitted via email by 15 July 2016.

The conference welcomes the following seminar themes:

• Shakespeare and the Renaissance Drama
• Shakespeare 400 Celebrations in Britain and across the world
• Shakespeare and Performance: theatre, cinema, music and dance
• Shakespeare in Translation (translators particularly welcome)
• Transcultural Shakespeare: national perceptions, local adaptations, cultural impacts

For all enquiries and to apply, please email asassociation400@gmail.com.

Registration fee: £80 (payable in summer)

• Download conference application form

Global Shakespeare will host a Celebration of Bangla Shakespeare as part of the 2016 Queen Mary University of London Community Festival, at the Kobi Nazrul Community Centre in Tower Hamlets, Sunday 22 May, starting at 7 p.m.

Please come along and join us!