International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) 2013 Global Conference Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC October 6-10, 2013 Evolving the Story: Innovation in Today’s Museum Theatre
The 2013 IMTAL Global Conference will focus on creativity and innovation in today’s Museum Theatre. In 2013, Museum Theatre is a proven, tested, educational approach in the field of museum studies. It is also an art form bringing the best of performance to museum visitors of all ages. But how is the field continuing to evolve? The 2013 Global conference will bring together practitioners, researchers, performers, and museum professionals from around the world to discuss, debate, present, and share examples of how the field is evolving and innovating.
Conference Highlights:
- Keynote Talks from:
- P. J. Powers of Chicago’s Timeline Theater
- Other nationally recognized leaders in the field of Museum Theatre
- Field Trip day to a historic site near Washington, DC
- Trip to Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
- Science Museum Theater Program development session in the collections at the National Museum of Natural History
- Gala Night Dinner at the National Museum of American History
For more information on session types and proposal specifications, please visit the conference website: http://americanhistory.si.edu/events/imtal-2013. Find registration information by clicking here.
Please submit proposals by May 1, 2013 to conference2013@imtal.org. Proposals should include: session type, session title, abstract of no more than 200 words, staging and AV needs, any additional support materials (performance video, script, etc.), and contact information.