Contemporary Dramaturgy of Asia, Africa, South America, the Arab World, and Russia: Emerging Directing Voices

Part Two will focus on “Contemporary Drama of Asia, Africa, South America, the Arab World, and Russia, and Emerging Directing.” Key questions include the state of contemporary drama in the listed countries, issues of shared concern, opportunities for exchanging plays and directors and promoting young directors from these countries.

Host:
Evgeny Mironov, Artistic Director of the State Theater of Nations, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, winner of state prizes.

Moderator:
Oksana Efremenko, Deputy Artistic Director of the Federal State Theater of Nations.

Speakers:

1. Jianjun Li, director; Artistic Director of the New Youth Group theatre company;
2. Birkan Görgün, resident director, Istanbul State Theatre;
3. Palesa Mazamisa, playwright;
4. Soizhin Zhambalova, director;
5. Kaltum Amin, director and choreographer (Bahrain);
6. Isa al-Sandīd, director;
7. Alejandro González Puche, director; Professor, Department of Performing Arts, University of Valle;
8. Yultan Sadykova, theatre critic;
9. Nikita Kobelev, stage director; Artistic Director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre;
10. Dante Passarelli, director and playwright, Manas Theatre;
11. Gulsina Mirgalieva, Artistic Director, Kazakh National Music and Drama Theatre named after K. Kuanyshbaev;
12. Mo Yan, writer; Nobel Prize in Literature laureate — online.

Session participants with speaking opportunities:

1. Anastasia Bukreeva, playwright; competition laureate;
2. Famil Dzhavadov, director;
3. Chun Wang, director.