CFP: Theatre and Fashion: Dialogue of arts, St. Petersburg, Nov 2013

The International scientific conference “Theatre and Fashion. Dialogue of arts”.

Deadline for providing detailed abstracts (600 – 1200 signs with space characters), brief information about yourself and your portrait picture for publication in the booklet –
1st September 2013

Conference dates:
23 -24 November 2013

Conference web site:
www.diaghilev-ps.ru

Conference venue (institution and city):
The St.Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music within International Festival of Arts “Diaghilev P.S.”. St Petersburg, Russia.

We invite you to contribute to the work of the International scientific conference “Theatre and Fashion. Dialogue of arts” held within the frames of the International Festival of Arts Diaghilev P.S. It deals with subject of interaction between culture of theatrical costume and fashion as an element of our daily life. The purpose of the conference is to retrace retrospective of cooperation between theatre and fashion and analyse phenomenon of these arts’ symbiosis at the moments of their closest approach, from XVIII century till nowadays.

Among the most interesting themes of dialogue between theatre and fashion still wait for their researchers are: the origin of collaboration between the two arts in historical aspect; the role of fashion as quintessence of actuality, which is included in a structure of the performing act; creating image of contemporary culture with the means of theatre and fashion.

Leo Bakst is probably the only one whose creativity was carefuly studied both in Russia and in Europe. However, we can’t overlook the role of other significant persons in consolidation and development of connections between the two arts - namely Nadezda Lamanova, Vera Muchina, Lubov Popova and modelers Yves Saint Laurent, Capucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Gianni Versace, Tatiana Parfenova, Igor Chapurin e.c. who wait for their researchers.

In the first half of XIXth century theatrical stage became a real runway where actresses demonstrated the latest fashion trends and female part of audience followed them. Main propagandist of Paris fashion in Russia was a popular actress Maria Savina.  A famous ballet dancer Maria Taglioni ­ symbol of female grace of the Romantic era was the first who turned theatrical costume into a daily one.

During XXth c. theatre turned from a trendsetter to an atelier haute couture attracting the most talented and the most famous couturiers for creating scenic costumes and images.

Organizers supply participants with:

1.    Invitation tickets for the events of the Festival in accordance with the program (tbc)
2.    Hotel accommodation during the conference
3.    Illustrated booklet of the Festival with published abstracts of the conference

You can send your application by e-mail:
theatremuseum at peterlink.ru
info at theatremuseum.ru

Fax: + 7 (812) 314 77 46
Phone: + 7 (812) 310 10 29
Curators of the project: Maria Melnikova and Alexandra Shtarkman