International Platform of Doctoral Research in the Fields of Performing Arts and Cultural Management 19-28 June 2026

Programme

2026 Conference of the International Platform of Doctoral Research

in the Fields of Performing Arts and Cultural Management

The Language of the Soul: Creativity, Theatre & the Art of Being Human

Host Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Venue Avram Iancu Hall Faculty of Letters and Arts, 5-7 Victoriei Boulevard, Sibiu
Dates 19-20 June 2026
19 June 2026 11:00

Opening Addresses

  • Sorin RaduRector of Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu
  • Andrei TerianVice-Rector of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
  • Mihaela HerciuDirector, Council for Doctoral Studies
  • Constantin ChiriacLucian Blaga University of Sibiu, President of Sibiu International Theatre Festival

Presentations

  • Octavian SaiuLucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Conference ChairIntroductory remarks
  • Ion M. TomușLucian Blaga University of SibiuConference Welcome and Context
  • Christopher GruitsUniversity of Pennsylvania / Penn Live ArtsBeyond the Platform: Artistic Process, Interiority, and Long-Term Curatorial Relationship
  • Elizabeth DoudFlorida State University / The Ringling Museum of ArtThe Mermaid Gaze: Ecoperformance as Method and Praxis for Reimagining Human and More-Than-Human Futures
  • Lynnea VillanovaAureola LLC & Curvilinear Productions LLCHolographic Dramaturgy: Narrative Coherence and the Uncontrollable Body in Biosensory Performance
  • Cosmin ChivuPace University’s Sands College of Performing ArtsThe Expanding Circle of Consciousness: The Actor’s Craft and the Synthetic Other
  • Sylvain DiazUniversité de StrasbourgA Shaken Humanity (Wajdi Mouawad, Journée de noces chez les Cromagnons, 1994-2025)
  • Diana NechitLucian Blaga University of SibiuThe Spectacle-Debate as Contemporary Tragedy: Milo Rau between Theatre, Justice, and Collective Catharsis
  • Robert Raponja & Katica ŠubarićJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekPerformance, Emotions, and Affect through Three Different Models of Acting
  • Mihai FusuAcademy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, ChișinăuThe Humanistic Dimension in Acting Education
  • Silvia-Alexandra BemI.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC), BucharestRewiring the Leader’s Emotional Brain Through Theatre
  • Paul-Eugen PristavuI.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC), BucharestMending the Fragmented Soul: Theatre’s Role in Post-Addiction Recovery
  • Tudor NicoriciBabeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-NapocaThe Sibiu International Theatre Festival Community’s Impact on Mental Well-Being
20 June 2026 13:00

Presentations

  • Richard JordanRichard Jordan Productions / Chicago Shakespeare TheaterWhats Past Is Prologue
  • Kalina StefanovaNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, SofiaSoul-Language Lessons with Peking Opera and More or Beyond the Alienation Effect
  • Sonia MurciaEscuela Superior de Arte Dramático de MurciaFederico Between the Teeth. The Documentary
  • Camelia LenartUniversity at Albany, SUNYWhen the Body Speaks: History, Text, and Movement in Martha Graham’s American Document and Alvin Ailey’s Revelations
  • Ladislau Cristian AndrișWest University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and TheatreMusic as the Language of the Soul
  • Carmen StanciuI.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC), BucharestAgainst Perfect Imitation: Theatre and the Mystery of Being Human
  • Başak Şamlıoğlu HuvajIndependent ResearcherThe Soul of the Feet: An Anatolian Reading of Suzuki’s Method Through the Halay Ritual
  • Armando RotondiInstitute of the Arts BarcelonaListening to the Depths: Multiplicity and the Distributed Soul in “Colapesce (Trans-Fluence: The Bodies of Water)” Project
  • Oana Lup & Daniela LupLucian Blaga University of Sibiu & ESCP Business School, LondonAfter the Curtain Falls: Theatre Audiences, Reflective Wellbeing, and Civic Imagination
  • Ana Maria UrsuGeorge Enescu National University of Arts, IașiOn Stage, Beyond the Margins: Inclusion in Pippo Delbono’s Theater
  • Andreea RotaruGeorge Enescu National University of Arts, IașiPromoting Theatrical Creation, Between Virtue and Noise
  • Andrei C. ȘerbanLucian Blaga University of SibiuMedea Rewritten: Intermedial Perspectives in the Works of Milo Rau, Jean-René Lemoine, Joaquim Lafosse, Nancy Peña, and Blandine Le Callet
  • Alexandru-Florin RăduleaBabeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Doctoral School of Theatre and FilmBeyond the Aesthetic: The “Culture as Development” Approach in Post-Industrial Territories

Online Participants

Zoom Link for Online Participants

16:00
  • Andreas MarkantonatosUniversity of the Peloponnese / INTER-BALKAN NETWORK OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATIONThe Purificatory Ritual in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus: Interpretation, Space and Cultural Memory
  • Varvara GeorgopoulouUniversity of the Peloponnese, School of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre Studies / INTER-BALKAN NETWORK OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATIONFemale Characters in Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Their Stage Interpretation
  • Despina KosmopoulouHellenic Open University / INTER-BALKAN NETWORK OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATIONContemporary Approach to Ancient Greek Tragedy: Observations, Shifts, and Problematizations
  • Ana StojanoskaFaculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje / INTER-BALKAN NETWORK OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATIONTheatre as a Space for Self-Expression: The Vision for Creating a Contemporary Theatre Festival
  • Mihaela BețiuI.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC), BucharestTheatre Techniques for Authentic Living: The Power of Vulnerability
  • GONG BaorongShanghai Theatre AcademyThe Importance of Creative Spirit for Traditional Performing Arts: A Perspective from Two Major Transformations in Modern Jing Ju (Beijing Opera)
  • GUI HanShandong University of ArtsThe Language of the Soul in a Lecture Hall: Courage from Theory, Return to the Human
  • Olga Garay-EnglishNational Latinx Theater Initiative / Fundación Internacional Teatro a MilThe National Latinx Theater Initiative: a Collective Response to Build Stabiliy and Sustainability Initiative
  • Mehdi GhiyaeiDiamond Schmitt ArchitectsDesigning with Ghosts: Substantial Movement and the Architecture of Becoming in Performing Arts Centers
  • Cristian IzzoInstitute of the Arts BarcelonaThe Body, the Space, the Voice: The Whole
  • Ioana Octavia VisalonDunărea de Jos University of GalațiEmbodied Knowledge of Actor’s Voice & Speech: A Journey From Unconscious Incompetence to Unconscious Competence Using the Fogg Behavioral Model
  • Ileana OcneanuGeorge Enescu National University of Arts, Iași, Faculty of TheatreBeing Puppet Malkovich: of Animate/Inanimate Bond

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