{"id":1161,"date":"2019-10-14T16:33:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T15:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/beckett\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2021-04-30T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T09:34:58","slug":"beckett-week-2019-6-9-november-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/beckett\/beckett-week-2019-6-9-november-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckett Week 2019 (6 – 9 November 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nJoin us this year for Beckett Week at the University of Reading! If you're a fan of Beckett's work, there will be something for you here. We will have world premieres of works by Creative Fellows Tim Parkinson and Robert McCrum, as well as a Beckett inspired performance by\u00a0Rosetta Life<\/a>\u00a0that explores embodiment and fragility among stroke survivors. There is also the annual BIF (Beckett International Foundation) Seminar, and an exciting new international conference series:\u00a0Beckett and Italy<\/a>. For more information and to book, see the details below.<\/span><\/div>\n
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ROBERT McCRUM<\/span>
\nWednesday 6 November
\n7.30 - 9.00 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This event will showcase the work of\u00a0Robert McCrum<\/strong>, who has held a Beckett Creative Fellowship at the Centre across the last academic year. The evening will begin with a staged reading from Robert\u2019s work-in-progress,\u00a0Full Moon<\/em>, a play he has been developing during his time at the Centre. It\u00a0is directed by Michael Hoffman, and David Threlfall will play Beckett.<\/p>\n

The performance will be followed by a presentation and Q&A, during which Robert will reflect on his own writing and his experience\u00a0of discovering Beckett's works through the archives held here. The evening will conclude with a wine reception.<\/p>\n

This event is free to all. Please book your ticket via\u00a0this link<\/a>. For more information about the event, please\u00a0contact Professor Steven Matthews (Director of the Samuel Beckett Centre) by\u00a01 November<\/strong><\/u>:\u00a0s.matthews@reading.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BECKETT & ITALY<\/span>
\nThursday 7 November - Friday 8 November
\n9.30 am - 6.00 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This two-day event is the first of an important two-conference international series that re-assesses the influence of Italian culture, literature, poetry, theatre, arts and cinema on Samuel Beckett\u2019s work, and the impact this work has had on Italian culture.<\/p>\n

A full programme for the conference is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u200bFor more information and to book, please\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0and select your ticket(s) from the options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TIM PARKINSON<\/span>
\nThursday 7 November
\n7.00 - 8.30 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us for the world premiere of Tim Parkinson's \"string quartet 2019\", performed by\u00a0Plus Minus Ensemble<\/a>. This exciting new work was composed during Tim's time as a Creative Fellow at the Centre.<\/p>\n

The event will include a\u00a0Q&A session, during which Tim will reflect on his compositional processes, as well as the experience\u00a0of exploring Beckett's works through the archive here. The evening will conclude with a wine reception.<\/p>\n

This event is free to all. Please book your ticket via\u00a0this link<\/a>. For more information about the event, please\u00a0contact Professor Steven Matthews (Director of the Samuel Beckett Centre) by\u00a01 November<\/strong><\/u>:\u00a0s.matthews@reading.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ROSETTA LIFE<\/span>
\nFriday 8 November
\n6.00 - 7.00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us for an exciting and innovative performance of \"This.Here\" by Rosetta Life, an<\/p>\n

exploration of fragility and embodiment amongst stroke survivors. You can also book on to a Taster Session with Rosetta Life, hosted by the University of Reading, on\u00a0Wednesday 6 November, 2.30 - 5.00 pm:
\n<\/strong>https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/stroke-odysseys-tickets-76247744055<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rosetta Life is\u00a0a group of artists who aim to change the perception and stigma of illness and disability. They work with people living with life-limiting illness to shape and share their stories through movement, song, image, film and writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucinda Jarrett and some of the performers from Rosetta Life will join us for a roundtable discussion about their initiative and performance on\u00a0Saturday 9 November at 3.30pm<\/strong>, as part of the Beckett International Foundation Research Seminar. See below for details.<\/p>\n

This performance event is free to all. Please book your ticket via\u00a0this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BECKETT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH SEMINAR<\/span>
\nSaturday 9 November
\n10.30 am - 5.00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us for the 31st annual Beckett International Foundation Research Seminar to explore a range of current research and debates in the field of Beckett Studies. As\u00a0in previous years, speakers represent a mixture of research students, as well as established scholars, local and international. Each paper will be followed by 30 minutes of discussion.<\/p>\n

See the programme below:<\/p>\n

10.30 \u2013 11.00:<\/strong>
\nRegistration \/ Welcome<\/p>\n

11.00 \u2013 12.00:<\/strong>
\nDirk Van Hulle (University of Oxford \/ University of Antwerp):
\n'Shakespeare in Beckett\u2019s Library'<\/p>\n

12.00 \u2013 12.15:<\/strong>
\nTea \/ Coffee Break<\/p>\n

12.15 \u2013 1.15:<\/strong>
\nWill Davies (University of Reading):
\n'War and the Everyday in Waiting for Godot'<\/p>\n

1.15 \u2013 2.15:<\/strong>
\nLunch<\/p>\n

2.15 \u2013 3.15:<\/strong>
\nLaura Salisbury (University of Exeter):
\n'Between Can\u2019t and Must: Beckett, Disabled Language and the Temporalities of Care'<\/p>\n

3.15 \u2013 3.30:<\/strong>
\nTea \/ Coffee Break<\/p>\n

3.30 \u2013 5.00:<\/strong>
\nRoundtable\u00a0with Lucinda Jarrett of Rosetta Life and some of the performers.
\nChaired by Anna McMullan:
\n'\"This.Here\": An exploration of fragility and embodiment amongst stroke survivors'<\/p>\n

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For more information, please contact: Dr Mark Nixon: m.nixon@reading.ac.uk<\/a>.
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\u200bWe look forward to seeing you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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