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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>"The Ottoman Empire on European Stages"</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>International Theatre Institute, Türkenstrasse 19,
1090 Vienna and The Austrian Cultural Forum, Yeniköy, Istanbul</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Deadline: 15.02.2008</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>CALL FOR PAPERS</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>International Symposium</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE ON EUROPEAN STAGES</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>We encourage you to submit your abstracts and
participate at the </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>symposia "The Ottoman
Empire on European Stages" in order to share your </FONT><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>achievements in the fields of theater- cultural- and performance
studies.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Organiser:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Don Juan Archive Vienna in Cooperation with the
UNESCO International Theatre Institute in Vienna and the Austrian Cultural Forum
in Istanbul</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Dates and Venues:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Vienna, Austria: 25th - 26th April 2008 at the
International Theatre Institute, Türkenstrasse 19, 1090 Vienna </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Istanbul, Turkey: 5th - 6th June 2008 at the
Austrian Cultural Forum, Yeniköy, Istanbul</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Theme:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The Ottoman Empire in the mirror of European
stages - with special focus on the 18th Century (including the lives, works, or
performances of W. A. Mozart and Sultan Selim III).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Papers may possibly deal with:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- The eighteenth century, particularly the period
1756-1808 (including the </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>lives, works, or
performances of W. A. Mozart and Sultan Selim III);</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- The "Turkish/Ottoman" or "Turkish Subject" in
the eighteenth-century </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>theatre;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- Operas with Turkish themes by Gluck, Haydn,
Mozart, Kraus, Süßmayr, von Winter, among others;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- Performing "Turkish Sultans" on European
stages;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- Turkish subjects or topics in the popular
theatre;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- Costume history, dress-balls;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>- The earliest theatrical performances in the
Ottoman Empire, particularly </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>with respect to
opera in Istanbul and/or in the palace of Selim III.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Paper Proposals:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Persons who wish to present a paper at the "The
Ottoman Empire on European Stages" symposia are invited to submit proposals
containing:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>1) A one-page abstract of the proposed paper
naming the presenter(s),</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>2) Contact information: Name, Title, Position,
University or Institutional affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and
email, and</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>3) A 75-100-word mini-resume or bio of the
presenter(s).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Please submit the proposal to: </FONT><A
href="mailto:office@donjuanarchiv.at"><FONT face=Garamond size=4>office<SPAN
class=648015605-30012008>@</SPAN>donjuanarchiv<SPAN
class=648015605-30012008>.</SPAN>at</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The official language of the symposia is
English.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Each presentation will last a total of 30 minutes
(20 minute presentation + 10 minute discussion)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Papers presented will be published in fall
2008.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Speakers include: Emre Araci, Thomas Betzwieser,
Ulf Birbaumer, Aysin Candan, Matthew Head, Bent Holm, Yekta Kara.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Deadline: 15th February 2008</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>For updated programme and any further information
please contact:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Don Juan Archive Vienna</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Goethegasse 1, A-1010 Vienna</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>phone: +43-1-2365605</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>fax: +43-1-2365605-25</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>e-mail: office(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at</FONT></P>
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