Visual and Performing Arts Conference
Dates - 4 days
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Opens
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Venue
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Hosted by
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)
Marking ASTR’s 70th anniversary, the conference invites submissions on theatre and performance's protean facets: historical/contemporary research methodologies, protocols for making/remembering, forms of capital in creative effort. Topics include materiality of theatre-making, trends/pressures, superstructure of performance, lines of descent (cultural practices, aesthetics), repertory companies/repertoires, generation of grounded theory in Theatre and Performance Studies. Emphasizes inclusion, a
