The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University is happy to announce that we are holding a special Japanese Theater Symposium from Friday, February 28th to Saturday, March 1st, 2014.  

Registration for Friday's Beinecke presentation and Saturday's workshop sessions is limited, and space is first come first serve, although priority will be given to those who can attend the full event. Any other registrants will be added to a wait-list accordingly.  Papers will be sent out in advance of the event to registered participants.
 
(Please note that the opening keynote lecture and closing special Kabuki workshop are both free and open to the public without registration)  


FRIDAY 2/28 PRESENTATION
Room 39, basement level, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

2:00 P.M. – 4:00 PM
Presentations on Japanese Theater-Related Materials in the Beinecke and Sterling Collections

SATURDAY 3/1 WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Room 203, Henry R. Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave.

9:30 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.
     Welcome and Introduction
William Fleming, Yale University

9:45 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Session 1: Performing Text and Image

1:15 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Session 2: Play(s) on the Page

3:30 P.M. – 5:15 P.M.
Session 3: Traditional Theater in New Contexts

5:15 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Concluding Remarks