The conference has passed but we invite you to submit a proposal on themes related to the conference for publication in The Brock Review.
(closes January 21, 2011 - revised date)
see Call For Papers for The Brock Review (below)
Call For Papers for The Brock Review
The Brock Review is seeking scholarly essays and creative pieces for an upcoming issue on the theme of "Lyric Canada." In this context the term "lyric theatre" encompasses a wide range of dramatic works in which sung text is an integral part. Thus it includes cabaret, musicals, operetta, opera and all points in between.
This issue (Volume 13, Number 1) will be thematically related to the Lyric Canada conference that took place at Brock University October 21-23, 2010. For more information on that event, see the conference website: www.lyriccanada.ca
Possible topics for this issue might include:
• An enquiry into the possibility of a uniquely Canadian lyric theatre
• The aesthetic/political/societal significance of Canadian lyric theatre in our time
• Charting the development of lyric theatre in Canada: examining roots and influences from diverse ethnicities, language communities, and orientations
• Contributions of specific nations that populate the idea of Canada (for example, la Francophonie, First Nations): How have they written/been written into the idiom, and is there anything Canadian about it?
• Lyric theatre: synthesizing art and popular culture into hybrid performance
• The intersection of opera and the musical: challenges and opportunities
• Visual, spatial, and intermedia expressions of lyric theatre: new trends in creation, production, and the performing venue. Lyric theatre on the digital screen.
• The absence of lyric expression on the stages and shelves of the Canadian Academy: whither the examining eye?
• The reinvention of lyric theatre in 21st century explorations of the sung text
• Diverse approaches to a sustainable practice: how do composers and librettists prosper in commercial and marginal spheres of activity?
• The challenge of creating and maintaining the lyric theatre audience
The Brock Review is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published by the Humanities Research Institute at Brock University. Scholarly essays submitted to The Brock Review should not exceed 25 double-spaced pages in length. Essays should adhere to the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and include endnotes (where necessary) and a bibliography.
Manuscripts should be original works and should not be published (or under consideration for publication) in another format. Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal website (www.brocku.ca/brockreview) by the 21st of January, 2011. (revised date) Each submission must be accompanied by a 100 word abstract, and a brief biography of the author. It is the sole responsibility of the author to obtain any necessary copyright permissions for images accompanying an essay. If your essay is accepted for publication, you must provide copies of these permissions before your essay can be published.
Creative work (i.e.: video clips, paintings, photographs, poetry, short fiction or other types of work suitable to the online format of the journal) will also be considered for publication and should be submitted in an electronic format by the 21st of January, 2011. In the event that your submission is too large of a file to send submit online, CDs or DVDs can be sent to the address below. Creative work must be accompanied by a statement indicating the creator(s) of the piece have given consent to have it included in The Brock Review.
Dr. Keri Cronin
Editor, The Brock Review
c/o Department of Visual Arts
Brock University
500 Glenridge Ave.
St. Catharines, ON L2N 4C2
CANADA
keri.cronin@brocku.ca
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ARCHIVE: Call For Papers (downloadable version below)
ARCHIVE: Call for Showcase Presentations (below)
Lyric Canada 2010 has been receiving proposals for academic papers, hybrid
paper/performances, and showcase presentations for this inaugural international conference. A wealth of intellectual and creative inspiration has been shared by contributors from across the country and abroad. We are delighted to offer a few remaining opportunities to scholars, artists, producers, and educators to propose programme contributions.
Lyric Canada 2010 will provide a forum for the discussion of historical and contemporary expressions of all forms of lyric theatre. Current programme themes include:
• Challenges and discoveries in hybrid lyric performance.
• Research and examination of emerging compositional technique and technology.
• Lyric theatre activating and revealing social and political engagement.
• Identities and ethnographies in lyric theatre. The signature of the Canadian voice. The expression of contemporary diversities.
• Regional and seasonal production trends, including the phenomena of the festival and the desire to mythologize regional histories.
• Challenges of creation and production.
• Models and strategies in pedagogy for the lyric arts.
• Recording our lyric histories. The challenges of building the archive and maintaining access to the wealth.
Please send abstracts (<250 words) or proposals (<500 words) in English or French to the Chair of the Organizing Committee, Professor Virginia Reh, at info@lyriccanada.ca by August 01, 2010 (new date) . Proposals from scholars, researchers,students, and practitioners, are welcome.
Abstracts, proceedings and conference-related material will be published in Volume 12 No. 2 (Spring 2011) of the Brock Review. A separate call for papers for the Brock Review is also posted on the website at www.lyriccanada.ca
The conference will take place at Brock University in St. Catharines and at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The conference will be inspired by our Plenary Speakers, including two renowned creators of the North American lyric stage: Jim Betts (Colours in the Storm, Thin Ice) and Sarah Schlesinger (lyricist and librettist, Chair of Graduate Musical Theatre Writing, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU). Our Keynote speaker is the renowned Stewart Wallace (Harvey Milk, The Bonesetter’s Daughter). The Conference will be distinguished by evening Showcase presentations of new lyric theatre, including a special presentation of excerpts from Maria Severa by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli with members of the Shaw Festival company. A separate call for showcase proposals is posted at lyriccanada.ca.
Publishers, promoters, agents and other members of the profession are welcome. All expressions of interest should be directed to info@lyriccanada.ca Please visit our website at lyriccanada.ca for further information.
Lyric Canada 2010 is a collaboration between the Department of Dramatic Arts of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts of Brock University, the Shaw Festival Theatre. Other key collaborators include Tapestry New Opera Works and Script Lab.
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Call for Showcase Presentations
Lyric Canada 2010 will bring creators of lyric theatre in Canada and abroad together with scholars, researchers, and critics concerned with historical and contemporary expressions of lyric theatre. For this conference the term "lyric theatre" encompasses a wide range of dramatic works in which sung text is an integral part, including cabaret, musicals, operetta, opera and all points in between.
We are inviting proposals for showcase performances from all aspects of lyric theatre in Canada and abroad. Proposals across the wide spectrum of lyric theatre are welcome. This includes recent expressions of lyric theatre written by and about Canadian youth. We are particularly interested in “cross-over” works situated in the intersection of current lyric theatre categories, and pieces which are exploring new lyric territory.
Showcase presentations should be excerpts or complete works of new or recent
creations and of 10 to 20 minutes in length. Proposals should include:
• List of the Creative team and collaborators, with brief bios
• List of performers who can come for the showcase and/or performers required
• Text (whether libretto, scenario, script and or outline)
• Recorded segment of the music, with accompanying score
• History of workshops/performances
• Instrumentation (nb. the showcase should be able to be performed with piano accompaniment – if not, identify specific needs)
• Additional technical requirements
Please send proposals in English or French to the Chair of the Organizing Committee,
Professor Virginia Reh, at info@lyriccanada.ca by June 30, 2010. Update: As of July 16, 2010 we continue to accept showcase proposals.
Proposals from
scholars, researchers, students, and practitioners, are welcome. Accepted proposals
will be showcased in the rehearsal studios of the Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake in
the evenings of Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23. The rehearsal studios
will offer a performing space of approximately 25 x 25 feet and 18 foot high grid.
The conference will take place at Brock University in St. Catharines and at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. As well as the showcases programming will include thematic panel presentations, Guest Plenary Speakers, moderated roundtable, poster session, and tables for affiliated professionals.
Abstracts, proceedings and conference-related material will be published in Volume 12 No. 2 (Spring 2011) of The Brock Review, a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published by the Humanities Research Institute at Brock. Creative work (i.e. video clips, paintings, photographs, poetry, short fiction or other types of work suitable to the online format of the journal) will also be considered for publication. This includes, when permissible, media recordings of the Showcase presentations.
Lyric Canada 2010 is a collaboration between the Department of Dramatic Arts of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts of Brock University, Opera.ca and the Shaw Festival Theatre. Other key collaborators include Tapestry New Opera Works and Script Lab. All expressions of interest should be directed to info@lyriccanada.ca
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the graphic CFSP in PDF
