An Interdisciplinary Conference
John Eccles and His Contemporaries:
Theatre & Music in London, circa 1700
February 24=9627, 2005
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Scholars and performers working on topics related to the London theatre=20=
world around the turn of the eighteenth century are invited to submit=20
abstracts for an interdisciplinary conference focusing on the work of=20
the composer, John Eccles. Anthony Rooley will highlight the conference=20=
by directing historically-informed performances of works by Eccles and=20=
Congreve.
Of primary interest are the collaborations among Eccles, poet and=20
playwright William Congreve, and the actress-singer Anne Bracegirdle,=20
including The Judgment of Paris, Semele, and the Hymn to Harmony. Also=20=
of interest are the editorial complexities of producing a complete=20
scholarly edition of Eccles=92s music. Topics need not be limited to=20
Eccles: proposals pertaining to theatre and music at the turn of the=20
century are also welcome. These should draw on the disciplines of=20
theatre and dance history, musicology, literature, drama, gender=20
studies, performance practice, performance studies or other relevant=20
fields.
Abstracts (c. 250 words) should outline the proposed paper or=20
lecture-demonstration as fully as possible and include requests for any=20=
needed audiovisual equipment. Papers will be limited to 30 minutes.
Abstracts should be sent via e-mail or post to:
Dr. Amanda Eubanks Winkler
308 Bowne Hall
Department of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13210
awinkler@syr.edu
Abstracts must be received by May 15th to receive full consideration.=20
Participants will be notified by August 15, 2004.
If you have questions about the conference program, please contact one=20=
of the following members of the program committee: Dr. Amanda Eubanks=20
Winkler, Chair, or Dr. Kathryn Lowerre (). Questions regarding local=20
arrangements should be addressed to Matthew Roberson=20
(robersom@tcc.fl.edu).
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