THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL:
CREATIVITY, THEATRE &
THE ART OF BEING HUMAN
International Conference
- Date: 19–20 June 2026
- Venue: Avram Iancu Hall, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Programme
The 2026 conference programme is now available, with sessions hosted at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu and online presentations on 20 June.
2026 speakers
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Cristian Andriș
Music and as the Language of the Soul
Silvia-Alexandra Bem
Rewiring the Leader’s Emotional Brain Through Theatre
Mihaela Bețiu
Theatre Techniques for Authentic Living - The Power of Vulnerability
Cosmin Chivu
The Expanding Circle of Consciousness: The Actor’s Craft and the Synthetic Other
Sylvain Diaz
A shaken humanity (Wajdi Mouawad, Journée de noces chez les Cromagnons, 1994-2025)
Elizabeth Isaacs Doud
The Mermaid Gaze: Ecoperformance as Method and Praxis for Reimagining Human and More-Than-Human Futures
Mihai Fusu
The Humanistic Dimension in Acting Education
Olga Garay-English
The National Latinx Theater Initiative: a Collective Response to Build Stabiliy and Sustainability Initiative
Varvara Georgopoulou
Female characters in Aeschylus' Oresteia and their stage interpretation
Mehdi Ghiyaei
Designing with Ghosts: Substantial Movement and the Architecture of Becoming in Performing Arts Centers
Gong Baorong
The Importance of Creative Spirit for Traditional Performing Arts: A Perspective from Two Major Transformations in Modern Jing Ju (Beijing Opera)
Christopher Gruits
Beyond the Platform: Artistic Process, Interiority, and Long-Term Curatorial Relationship
Gui Han
The Language of the Soul in a Lecture Hall: Courage from Theory, Return to the Human
Cristian Izzo
The Body, the Space, the Voice: The Whole
Richard Jordan
Whats Past Is Prologue
Despina G. Kosmopoulou
Contemporary Approach to Ancient Greek Tragedy: Observations, Shifts, and Problematizations
Camelia Lenart
When the Body Speaks: History, Text, and Movement in Martha Graham’s American Document and Alvin Ailey’s Revelations
Daniela Lup
After the Curtain Falls: Theatre Audiences, Reflective Wellbeing, and Civic Imagination
Oana Lup
After the Curtain Falls: Theatre Audiences, Reflective Wellbeing, and Civic Imagination
Andreas Markantonatos
The Purificatory Ritual in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus: Interpretation, Space and Cultural Memory
Sonia Murcia Molina
Federico Between the Teeth. The Documentary
Diana Nechit
The Spectacle-Debate as Contemporary Tragedy: Milo Rau between Theatre, Justice, and Collective Catharsis
Tudor Nicorici
The Sibiu International Theatre Festival Community’s impact on mental well-being
Ileana Ocneanu
BEING PUPPET MALKOVICH: OF ANIMATE/INANIMATE BOND
Paul-Eugen Pristavu
Mending the Fragmented Soul: Theatre’s Role in Post-Addiction Recovery
Alexandru Rădulea
Beyond the Aesthetic: The "Culture as Development" Approach in Post-Industrial Territories
Robert Raponja
Performance, Emotions, and Affect through Three Different Models of Acting
Andreea Rotaru
Promoting theatrical creation, between virtue and noise
Armando Rotondi
Listening to the Depths: Multiplicity and the Distributed Soul in "Colapesce (Trans-Fluence: The Bodies of Water)" project
Başak Şamlıoğlu Huvaj
The Soul Of The Feet: An Anatolian Reading Of Suzuki's Method Through The Halay Ritual
Andrei C. Șerban
Medea Rewritten: Intermedial Perspectives in the Works of Milo Rau, Jean-René Lemoine, Joaquim Lafosse, Nancy Peña, and Blandine Le Callet
Carmen Stanciu
Against Perfect Imitation: Theatre and the Mystery of Being Human
Kalina Stefanova
Soul-Language Lessons with Peking Opera and More or Beyond the Alienation Effect
Ana Stojanoska
Theatre as a Space for Self-Expression: The Vision for Creating a Contemporary Theatre Festival
Katica Šubarić
Performance, Emotions, and Affect through Three Different Models of Acting
Ana Maria Ursu
On Stage, Beyond the Margins: Inclusion in Pippo Delbono’s Theater
Lynnea Villanova
Holographic Dramaturgy: Narrative Coherence and the Uncontrollable Body in Biosensory Performance
Ioana Visalon
Embodied knowledge of actor's voice & speech: a journey from Unconscious Incompetence to Unconscious Competence using the Fogg Behavioral Model
Scientific Committee
event coordinator
Coordination Team
Location
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Venue: Avram Iancu Hall (Faculty of Letters and Arts), 5–7 Victoriei Boulevard