International Shakespeare Conference
Shakespeare 400: the Enigma of Endurance
Yerevan, September 30 – October 3, 2016
Programme
Friday, the 30th of September 2016 at the American University of Armenia (40 Baghramian Avenue)
| 12.00 | Lunch at AUA for international participants only |
| 13.00 | Opening Ceremony and reception for all in the Akian Gallery with student participation |
Saturday, the 1st of October at the National Museum of Literature and Arts
(Aram Street 1, entrance from the street behind the National Museum of History on Republic Square)
| 9.30-11.00 |
Seminar 1: Shakespeare and Performance with Dr. Jason Burg (UK), Pr. Paromita Chakravarti (India), Mufeed A. Al-Abdullah (Oman), Dr. Naira Shahvaldyan (Armenia) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee Break and music performance |
| 11.30-13.00 |
Seminar 2: Shakespeare in Translations with Pr. Sona Seferian (Armenia), Dr. Vardan Vardanyan (Armenia), Dr. Nathalie Gonchar-Khanjyan (Armenia), Hasmik Jasmine Seymour, (UK) |
| 13.00-13.30 | Shakespeare Centre and Library in Armenia from 1964 to present, roundtable moderated by Jasmine Hasmik Seymour |
Sunday, the 2nd of October 2016 at the National Museum of Literature and Arts
(1 Aram Street, entrance from the street behind the National Museum of History on Republic Square)
| 9.30-10.30 | Seminar 3: Shakespeare and the Renaissance Drama with Dr. Vahe Arsenyan (Armenia), Dr. Anush Sedrakian (Armenia), Dr. Anna Khatchatrian (Armenia), Pr. Charles Fairbanks (USA and Georgia) |
| 10.30- 11.30 | Seminar 4: The Impact of Shakespearean drama in Eastern and Southern Europe with Xenia Georgooulou (Greece), Dr. Zorica Becanovic (Serbia), Pr. Emil Sirbulescu (Romania) |
| 11.30-12.00 | Coffee break and brief tour of the Museum |
| 12.00-13.30 |
Seminar 5: Shakespearean in Theatre with Hon. Research Fellow Bachtiar Hovakimyan (Armenia), Pr. Kang Kim (South Korea), Dr. Mika Ellington (Japan) |
Monday, the 3rd of October 2016 at the American University of Armenia (40 Baghramian Avenue)
| 9.30-10.00 | Coffee and refreshments |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Welcome speech from HM Ambassador of Great Britain to Armenia, Judith Margaret Farnworth Presentation by keynote speaker Dr. Thomas J. Samuelian, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at AUA (Armenia) |
| 10.30-11.00 | Presentation by keynote speaker: Dr. Katherine Hennessey (UK), Manoogian Hall |
| 11..00-11.30 | Pr. Henrik Edoyan (Armenia), translated by Anush Sedrakian, Manoogian Hall |
| 11.30-11.45 | Coffee break |
| 11.45-12.15 | Seminar 6: Shakespeare’s influence on German literature round table moderated by Dr. Anush Sedrakyan with Pr. Ara Arakelyan (Armenia) and Pr. Karlen Matinyan (Armenia), Alec Manoogian Hall |
| 12.15-13.00 | Presentations by keynote speakers: Pr. David Schalkwyk (Director of Global Shakespeare programme, UK) and Pr. Nicoleta Cinpoes (UK), Alec Manoogian Hall |
| 13.15 | Closing speech from ASA |
The conference is dedicated to the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.