Conference Programme:

Friday the 19th of November
10.am Registration and Tea/Coffee
10.30 Welcome address
(Great Hall)

11.am Parallel sessions A and B
(University Square)

A. Painters and the Theatre: Interactions and Exchanges
a. Jill Fell (Birkbeck College, London), ‘The Nabis Puppet Theatres: The roles of Paul Ranson and Alfred Jarry.’
b. Clément Dessy (FNRS, Université Libre de Bruxelles) ‘Comme l’arabesque’: De la ligne picturale à la ligne théâtrale dans les rapports entre peinture synthétiste et théâtre à la fin du XIXe siècle.’
c. Camille Racine (Paris IV, la Sorbonne), ‘Un peintre au théâtre: Les décors de George Desvallières pour le Théâtre des Arts.’

B. Performance and Society
a. Jason Vrooman (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) ‘Gentlemen and Journeymen. Representations of Masculinity in Nabi Theatrical Programmes.’ b. Rebecca Free (Goucher College, Baltimore), ‘Seeing through the Coquette: Fan, Fashion and Célimène in Early 20th-century France.’

1.pm lunch
(Great Hall)

2.15 pm Plenary 1.

Laurence Senelick (Tufts University), ‘The Century of Offenbach.’

3.30 pm Coffee/Tea

4.pm Parallel sessions C and D.
(University Square)

C. Representation and the Stage
a. Karen Stock (Winthrop University), ‘Degas’ and Zola’s piercing of the veil.’ b.Maria Athanesekou (National Technical University, School of Architecture, Athens), ‘Degas’ representations of the Stage – A ballerina’s journal in painting.’ c. Andrei Pop (University of Vienna), ‘Masks, Modernity, Egoism: The St. Anthony of James Ensor and Maurice Maeterlinck.’

D. Puppets and pantomimes
a.Séverine Reyrolle, (Université de Paris X, Nanterre), ‘Le petit théâtre à l’assaut du grand ou de l’importance des castelets franco-belges dans les avant-gardes théâtrales.’ b.Josephine Landback (University of Pittsburgh), ‘Interface : Champfleury and Pierrot at the théâtre des Funambules, 1847.’

6.pm Wine reception
(Naughton Art Gallery)

Saturday the 20th of November
(Drama and Film Centre)

9.30am Parallel Sessions E and F

E. Staging and the Visual: Costumes, Sets and Mise-en-Scène
a. Cécilia Falgas-Ravray (University of Cambridge), ‘Staging Les Misérables : The Triumph of Visual Theatre.’
b. Katherine Hoffman (St. Anselm College), ‘The Early World of the Ballets Russes: The Role of Interdisciplinary Inspiration and Collaboration.’

F. Le Tableau Vivant
a. Daniela Peslin (Université de Paris III, La Sorbonne Nouvelle), ‘Les tableaux vivants dans le travail théâtral de Georg II.’
b. Arnaud Rykner (Université de Toulouse/Institut Universitaire de France), ‘A la recherche de l’image absolue : le tableau vivant au carrefour des scènes.’

11.am Coffee/Tea

11.30 Plenary 2

Patrick McGuinness (St. Anne’s College, Oxford), ‘Symbolism and the Idea of an Audience.’

1.pm Lunch
(Foyer, DFT)

2.pm Parallel sessions G and H

G. Text/Image Collaborations and Inspirations
a. Xavier Fontaine (Princeton University), ‘The bibliophile’s Book as Theatrical Performance : Pelléas et Mélisande illustrated by Fernand Khnopff.’
b.Mokomo Fukada (University of Tokyo/Université de la Sorbonne), ‘Dialoguing with Réjane in the Work of Marcel Proust.’

H. Documenting the Stage
a. Merel van Tilburg (University of Geneva) ‘Art Works or The Visual Evidence of Symbolist Theatre’
b. Sandra Bornemann (Institute of Art History, University of Bern), ‘Interior and Stage: Intimisme in Edouard Vuillard’s work.’

3.30 Tea/Coffee

4. pm Session I

Session I. Aesthetics, Genre and Spectacle
a.Vladimir Kapor (University of Manchester), ‘Couleur locale: between stage and text.’ b.Olivia Voisin (Paris IV, La Sorbonne), ‘L’image spectacle dans un fauteuil: la naissance d’un genre pictural.’
c.Karen Humphreys (Trinity College, Hartford) ‘Scenettes, pantominades and intermèdes with Barbey d’Aurevilly and Mlle Duverger : Spectating in the Théâtre de la Gaité and Le Gaulois

5.30.pm Concluding discussion

7.pm Conference Dinner