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Dear Ms Betcher, What a wonderful subject!!! I wish I had something to contribute becuase you have struck on something very important to my work which I have never been able to convince my colleagues in Spanish ever happened. I am just finishing a book on Marwari (that's a language in the Marwari ethnic area of Rajasthan, India) Khyal, which is a form of theatre that never made the separation between the dramatic and the epic styles of performance. It is sung and goes on for hours. FURTHERMORE....the poetic style is the same as the mester de clereci'a which was the common, learned poetic form used in XIII century Spain, which is very similar to the form in which _Das Nibelungenlied_ is written. Incidentally, I lived in India for many years and point out other similar art forms that are similar, such as Kathak and Flamenco dance which are really differt styles of the same form. Anyway, I am looking to this session very much as I am sure to find some of the links I have been seeking for a long time. I cannot convince my colleagues in Spanish, here that there is any connection at all, so you can imagine my exitement to find someone with the very connections I am seeking. Incidentally, my book includes three translations of plays and I also speak Spanish & German. yrs, C. Thomas Ault, Ph.D. Department of Theatre & Dance Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15701 On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:19:46 -0500 Gloria J Betcher <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >CALL FOR PAPERS >40th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan >University, May 5-8, 2005 >Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society (MRDS) > >In addition to our session on PUTTING PERFORMANCE IN ITS PLACE: >TOPOGRAPHY >AND MEANING IN EARLY DRAMA, advertised on REED-L and PERFORM earlier >by >organizer Rob Barrett, the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society >will be >sponsoring three more sessions at the 40th International Medieval >Congress >in May 2005. Below are brief descriptions of those sessions. >Organizers may >choose to send our expanded descriptions themselves, so don't be >surprised >if you see these topics posted again here. :-) > > >1) Early Drama and the Muslim World >Few scholars have explored the early exchange of performance >traditions >between Christian Europe and its Muslim neighbors, despite the fact >that >Spain's performance traditions are known to have been influenced by >Arab >tradition and festivals at the Turkish court were shaped by festive >traditions of Renaissance. This session will offer a forum to begin >discussions of cultural exchange. 20-minute papers welcome. > >3) The Influence of Glynne Wickham on Early Drama Studies: A Session >in His >Memory >This session in memory of Glynne Wickham invites papers discussing >Wickham's work and/or discussing topics explored, shaped, or inspired >by >his scholarship. Since Wickham died in early 2004, the session >provides a >timely reconsideration of his wide-reaching influence on early drama >studies. 20-minute papers welcome. > >4) Technology and Early Drama: Teaching and Research Tools and >Tactics >The increased presence of technology in early drama teaching and >research >has inspired us to offer a round table discussion on technology and >its >application to early drama studies. The session will provide a >much-needed >venue for drama scholars to hear a variety of views on the >technological >tools and tactics available for use in teaching and conducting >research on >early drama. 8-10 minute presentations preferred. > > >Abstracts of no more than 1 page should be submitted to me by Sept. >15 via >e-mail at <[log in to unmask]> with an accompanying cover sheet, >available on the Congress's web site at ><http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/40cfp/forms.html>. Since I >pass >these abstracts on to session organizers who must then pass rejected >abstracts on to conference general session organizers, meeting the >deadline >is extremely important. Early submissions are always welcome. :-) > >We look forward to hearing from some enthusiastic participants. If >you have >further questions, please contact me. > >Cheers, > >Gloria Betcher > >Gloria J. Betcher, Ph.D. >Associate Editor, _Early Theatre_ >Secretary/Treasurer, Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society >Dept. of English >Iowa State University >206 Ross Hall >Ames, IA 50011 >USA > >office: (515) 294-3026 >home: (515) 292-5177 >fax (515) 294-6814 >Website address: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher >e-mail: [log in to unmask]