SESSION 1 A

Rethinking the Role of University Theatre in a Changing World (1)

Chair: TBA
Location: Aula Parva, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Alain Chevalier (Uliège, Belgium)
Artistic and Socio-Political Influence of Amateur University Theatre. Contexts, Methods, and Questions of Identity
Language: French

11:30 - 12:00
Dr. Isabel Cristina Flores Hernández (Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico)
The Processes of Theatrical Training in the Expanded Classroom and the Expectant Spectator
Language: Spanish

12:00 - 12:30
Emeritus Prof. Rob Brannen (De Montfort University, UK)
Play’s the Thing: The Role of Co-Creation and Playability in the Future of University Theatre
Language: English

12:30 - 13:00
Jūratė Grigaitienė (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)
The Dynamics of Change in Student Theatre in Klaipeda in The Context of Global World
Language: Lithuanian

SESSION 1 B

University Theatre in the Time of Global Challenges

Chair: Prof. Françoise Frederique Odin (INSA Lyon, France)
Location: Seminar Room 238, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Olegas Kesminas (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University - VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania)
Lithuanian University Theatres in the Face of Challenges, 2014–2026
Language: Lithuanian

11:30 - 12:00
Dr. Filip Dukanic (John Abbott College, Canada)
Research-Creation in University Theatre: The Emergence of a Third Sphere
Language: English

12:00 - 12:30
Dodo Gombár (Janaček Academy of Performing Arts, Czech Republic)
The World I Live In, The World That Lives In Me
Language: English

12:30 - 13:00
Dr. Erin Holliday-Karre (Beijing Normal Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), China)
Who Killed the Bard?: Playful Pedagogy and Decolonial Inquiry in a Chinese University Theatre
Language: English

SESSION 1 C

Pandemics and New Theatrical Forms and Climate Crisis and Ecological Responsibility

Chair: TBA
Location: Seminar Room 239, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Dr. Benjamin Hunt (Independent Scholar, UK)
Performing Zooclasm: University Theatre and the Posthuman Response to Global Crisis
Language: English

11:30 - 12:00
Dr. Michael Carklin (University of South Wales, UK)
Tackling the Climate Crisis Creatively: Engaging Students and Audiences Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Language: English

12:00 - 12:30
Prof. Isabelle Moindrot (University Paris 8, France)
What is an Eco-Responsible Pedagogy for a University Theatre of the Earth?
Language: French

12:30 - 13:00
Dr. Angela Zinno (University of Genoa, Italy)
Theatre as a practice of self-rediscovery. Travel notes from the University Theatre of Genoa during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Language: English

SESSION 2 A

Rethinking the Role of University Theatre in a Changing World (2)

Chair: Emeritus Prof. Rob Brannen (De Montfort University, UK)
Location: Aula Parva, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Orlando Gilberto-Castro (Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto (IS-UP), Portugal)
Artistic Practice and Personal Positioning – the Case of Teatro Universitário do Porto
Language: English

11:30 - 12:00
Maruska Palazzi (The University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy)
Theatre as a Pedagogical and Civic Tool in the School Curriculum
Language: English

12:00 - 12:30
Dr. Anxhela Çikopano (Centre of Art Studies, Academy of Sciences of Albania, Albania)
Telemachus Cannot Wait: The Necessity of University Theatre in Times of Crisis — The Albanian Case
Language: English

SESSION 2 B

Artificial Intelligence and University Theatre

Chair: Alain Chevalier (Uliège, Belgium)
Location: Seminar Room 238, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Dr. Daniel Ariza (University of Caldas, Colombia)
Visual Hallucination In Generative Artificial Intelligence As An Aesthetic In Stage Imagery
Language: Spanish

11:30 - 12:00
Prof. Françoise Frederique Odin (INSA Lyon, France)
Moliere Ex Machina
Language: French

12:00 - 12:30
Prof. Jean Marc Larrue (University of Montreal, Canada)
Lessons from the Phelan–Auslander Debate: The Question of Presence in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Language: French

12:30 - 13:00
Dr. Kiki Gounaridou (Smith College, USA)
Artificial Intelligence, University Theatre, and Capitalism: Impossible Futures
Language: English

SESSION 2 C

Political Instability and Conflict

Chair: TBA
Location: Seminar Room 239, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Józef Legierski (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Michał Zadara's Institute for Performative Law as Reactive Theatre
Language: English

11:30 - 12:00
Prof. Fabien Honore Kabeya Mukamba (The University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
University Theatre and the Staging of War
Language: French

12:00 - 12:30
Ava Fiorenza Natalia Loiacono (University of Limerick, Ireland)
Invisible Voices from the Inner World
Language: English

SESSION 3 A

Rethinking the Role of University Theatre in a Changing World (3)

Chair: Dr. Daniel Ariza (University of Caldas, Colombia)
Location: Aula Parva, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Mario Eugenio Costa Sánchez (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile)
Contemporary Aesthetics and Interdisciplinarity: Implications for University Teaching
Language: Spanish

11:30 - 12:00
Miglė Lipinskaitė (Vilnius University, Lithuania)
"Windows" Into Absurdity in History: The Student Theatre of the Faculty of History, Vilnius University
Language: Lithuanian

12:00 - 12:30
Alberto Rizzo (The University of Barcelona, Spain)
University Theatre in Spain. New Challenges After 500 Years of Theatre in The University
Language: Spanish

SESSION 3 B

University Theatre for Theatre in Prison

Chair: Emeritus Prof. Rob Brannen (De Montfort University, UK)
Location: Seminar Room 238, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Prof. Vito Minoia (The University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy)
University Theatre In Prison Promotes Deinstitutionalisation Processes
Language: English

11:30 - 12:00
Prof. Rossela Persi (The University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy)
University Theatre as an Educational Device: Experiential Practices for Citizenship Education in Times of Global Complexity
Language: English

12:00 - 12:30
Emerita Prof. Alkistis Kondoyianni (Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece)
Tattoos and Theatrical Dialogues of Incarcerated Individuals Based on Personal Narratives: A Case Study in Nafplio Prison, Greece
Language: English

12:30 - 13:00
Dr. Aikaterini Dima (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Playing Beyond the Walls: Theatrical Techniques, AI and Identity Reflection in Contexts of Incarceration
Language: English

SESSION 3 C

Political Instability, Repression, and Activism

Chair: TBA
Location: Seminar Room 239, Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3

11:00 - 11:30
Valentina Michael (University of Peloponnese, Greece)
How Do Specific Documentary Theatre Groups in Divided Cities Examine, Through Their Work, the Events, Actions, and Challenges Faced by the People Who Live There?
Language: English

11:30 - 12:00
Dominika Dudasova (Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia)
The Work of Theatre LAB as a Response to Political Instability, Repression, and Activism
Language: English

12:00 - 12:30
Prof. Adolfo Bustamante (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru)
The Table as a Political Stage: Collective Creation and National Identity in "Sobra La Mesa"
Language: Spanish

12:30 - 13:00
Alicija Dzisevič (Vilnius University Museum, Lithuania)
Adam Mickiewicz and the Theatre
Language: Lithuanian