Conference Drama Revival: Creation, Translation and Circulation of Contemporary Drama From the Central Eastern European Region presented the results of the educational and networking project PerformCzech SKILLS: Drama Revival from the point of view of experts in contemporary drama, mentors, translators and authors who were directly involved in its various phases. The conference took place on 12.11.2023 in A studio Rubín in Prague.

The programme of the conference was divided into three thematic blocks. The first part focused on issues and tools to support the international circulation of new plays. The second block focused on the possibilities of supporting authors in writing plays and the methodology of mentoring. In the final block, the authors involved provided feedback on the project’s progress and the translators shared their experiences with translating several versions of the texts written within the project.

The conference was moderated by Martina Pecková Černá (CZ) and Dušan Poliščák (SK).

Speakers presented live: Lucie Ondra Ferenzová (CZ), Martina Pecková Černá (CZ), Dušan Poliščák (SK), Peter Lomnický (SK), Michal Buszewicz (PL), Wolfram Lotz (DE), Natalie Vorozhbyt (UA), Liisi Aibel (EE), Kamila Polívková (CZ), Peter Gonda (CZ/SK), Natálie Strýčková Preslová (CZ), Dagmar Fričová (CZ), Oksana Grytsenko (UA), Alžběta Vrzgula (SK), Eva Daníčková (UK), Heather McGadie (UK), Ivan Lacko (SK), Mirek Tomek (CZ).

Speakers presented through video contribution: Olga Baibak (UA), John Freedman (US), John von Düffel (DE), Tomáš Ráliš (CZ)

The project was organized by PerformCzech / International Cooperation Department, Arts and Theatre Institute and co-organized by A studio Rubín, Divadelný ústav Bratislava and National Union of Theatre Artists of Ukraine.

PerformCzech is grateful for the kind support: Czech Recovery Plan, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and European Commission – NextGenerationEU