Performance Studies International Conference #28 (Uhambo Luyazilawula: Embodied Wandering Practices)
Wed Aug 2, 08:00 - Sat Aug 5, 23:00
Wits School of Arts, Johannesburg
ABOUT
Internationally acclaimed arts and research association, Performance Studies international (PSi), in partnership with the Wits Theatre and Performance and Drama for Life departments at the Wits School of Arts, are hosting the 28th annual Performance Studies International Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa from 2-5 August 2023.
The conference is grounded through Uhambo, an IsiZulu word that translates to ‘a journey’. As such, the conference theme follows the phrase uhambo luyazilawula, which loosely translates to ‘a journey controls itself.’ Thus, through a recognition of embodied wandering practices such as mobility, journeying, movement and migration, the conference centres African performance praxis and pedagogies as dynamic and unpredictable provocations which challenge conventional creative and scholarly research modes. These provocations have the potential to develop and transform performance practices and pedagogies in the field of Performance Studies, in Africa and around the world.