WE ARE PROUD PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL ARTS PACT
Global Arts Pact is an international consortium activated to contest ongoing attacks on Arts and Humanities across the globe. This project is led by Performance Scholars and Artists but also includes Heritage and Museum Culture, Libraries, Arts Affiliates such as Journalists, and other Arts and Humanities sites where global research, collaboration, education, and public presentation are at risk.
The world faces an unprecedented challenge to human values and freedoms. Violence and oppression are widespread. At this time we in the Arts and Humanities must make ourselves visible and powerful to push for a massive course correction to reverse actions which impact every aspect of our artistic and professional lives.
We will build consolidated global opposition to attempts to determine or censor our content, curtail research collaborations exhibitions, cancel grants or international initiatives on ideological grounds, and install policies that discourage or restrict qualified students from admissions, financial support, or fields of study.
There are many examples across the globe. The well-publicized cuts to grants at the National Endowments for the Humanities and Arts in the USA. But also less visible problems with serious consequences : The Center for the Study and Research of Greek Theater – Theater Museum consisting of a library, an archive and a museum of rare collections has been closed since 2011. As announced last year by the Ministry of Culture, the library and the archive are going to be housed at a landmark building in central Athens (in need of renovation). However, there is no organizational plan or timeline for the re-opening of these collections at the new venue and no provision in the meanwhile for their use by researchers and the general public.
To build a robust global network, we will need information and solidarity from a broad coalition. The leadership of this consortium comes jointly from the International Federation for Theatre Research and Performance Studies international. Eighteen global organizations have already expressed interest in joining us. For more information about plans for the future and to get involved, contact global-pact@psi-web.org.
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PSi
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Performance Studies international was founded in 1997 to promote communication and exchange among artists, thinkers, activists, and academics working in the field of performance. PSi represents and supports the broad field of performance studies through its annual conference, local clusters, working groups, FAB summer school, awards, news, archive, and GPS Journal.
We invite you to become a member today.
Open Call: PSi CONSTELLATE 2025
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CFP: Performance Working Group at the Culture Studies Association Conference
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Palgrave’s book series “Transnational Theatre Histories” Information Session: 27 January 2025
Palgrave’s book series “Transnational Theatre Histories” is actively seeking proposals. Interested authors are invited to join the series editors for an online information session on 27 January 2025, 1 pm EST. Series editors: Tracy C. Davis, Marlis Schweitzer, and Leo...
ON DURATION Summer Residency Open Call
AADK Spain is now calling for applications from artists and artistic-researchers working with duration in significant and evocative ways. Conceived and founded in 2020 by durational performance artist and scholar Dr. Raegan Truax, ON DURATION supports durational...
Open Call: PSi CONSTELLATE 2025
Performance Studies international (PSi) is home to many communities that create, extend and enrich vital international relationships. These communities of exchange take many forms, such as the PSi Working Groups, the PSi Future...
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
College of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts
SHANGHAI THEATRE ACADEMY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Theatre and Dance
College of Fine Arts
The City University of
New York Graduate Center
