Performance Philosophy

PHILOSOPHY ON STAGE #6: Notebook of the Heart (Vienna, 9–12 April 2026)

Mar 02, 2026

At the intersection of performance, philosophy, and artistic research, PHILOSOPHY ON STAGE #6: Notebook of the Heart invites audiences into an open research laboratory at brut wien nordwest (Vienna). Across four days, the festival brings philosophical inquiry into performative practice through lecture performances, installations, workshops, readings, and participatory formats—exploring “philosophies of the heart” as embodied, relational, and cross-cultural modes of thinking. The event is a public project output of the FWF-PEEK project PHILOSOPHY IN THE ARTS : ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY – Cross-Cultural Research on the Significance of the Heart in Artistic Research (AR) and Performance Philosophy (PP) (Grant-DOI: 10.55776/AR822). Schedule:…

Performance Praxises in the Staging of “Asylum”: Onward to Tarqīb Tamāshā

Feb 17, 2026

A group of "rejected actors" after performing "Rasik Sampādak" have been again rejected by the spectators. Their series of unsuccessful performances make them determined to showcase their best, as they cannot let go of their acting even in a space such as an asylum. Being "rejected" becomes their element of encounter with their human condition, as their reality makes them susceptible to extreme vulnerability. These actors have nothing to lose but the burden of their rejection. To overcome their own "rejection", they have chosen to express the nature of their dream characters—Dracula, Gollum, Annabelle, Kamakshi, Mahisasur Mardini and Jeera Bai.…

TaPRA Theatre, Performance and Philosophy Working Group Call for Co-Convenors

Nov 20, 2025

Dear colleagues and friends, The TaPRA Theatre, Performance and Philosophy working group is seeking new co-convenors to lead the facilitation of this gathering as we move into an exciting new chapter. After three years of dedicated and generative work Annalaura Alifuoco, Jenny Swingler and Vânia Gala will be stepping down from their convenor roles following the 2025 conference. We are grateful for the vibrant intellectual community that has flourished during this time and we look forward to welcoming new voices, ears and orientations to carry this work forward. The Theatre, Performance and Philosophy working group has been a space for…

CfP: Duplicity/Duplicität: Betwixt intimates and strangers | Opening Symposium of the collaborative research project Studies in Remoteness. Sensoria of Absence, Distance and Neglect.

Oct 11, 2025

Institut für Theaterwissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin January 29-31, 2026 https://userblogs.fu-berlin.de/remoteness/winter-symposium-2026/ https://www.nsuweb.org/circle-1-studies-in-remoteness-sensoria-of-absence-distance-and-neglect/ Due date for session proposals: 1st December, 2025 Due date for non-presenting participant registration: 9th January, 2026 Situational code switching and cultural capital: This opening symposium of the collaborative research project Studies in Remoteness explores remoteness as connected with duality, in-between spaces, self-conflicted states, and epistemic ambiguity. We will examine remoteness as a way of being situated (perhaps conflictedly) between apparently different identities, geographies, and epistemologies. Even as the word ‘duplicity’ suggests masked deceitfulness, its implication of the two-sided and two-faced provides a means to query the dichotomies (distant…

CFP – Colonial Afterlives: Public Art and the Trans-Pacific World – Special Issue of Public Art Dialogue

Sep 27, 2025

Deadline: December 1, 2025. This special issue of Public Art Dialogue invites scholarly contributions (research articles, short essays, and artists’ projects) that examine the enduring visual, spatial, and ideological legacies of colonialism in public spaces across the Pacific world. It seeks to explore how imperial legacies forged transoceanic connections that continue to shape the public sphere through means including but not limited to monuments, architecture, civic rituals, theater, dance, street art, and performative acts. Recent scholarship on the effects of the Spanish Empire in Latin America and Southeast Asia, particularly in engendering political and cultural exchange, provides an important starting…

New book publication

Sep 08, 2025

I am pleased to share with you that my book on embodiment based on a fusion between French Phenomenology and Indian Philosophy has been recently published by Bloomsbury UK.As it starts its journey to bookshelves and libraries around the world, I hope it makes a contribution to the ongoing dialogue between philosophical & artistic traditions in the East and the West.https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/merleauponty-and-utpaladeva-9781350456501/

Mattering Spiritualities: Performative Experimentations For A Radical Imagining Of The World Becoming

May 07, 2025

On the 10th of May the book launch of the edited publication Mattering Spiritualities: Performative Experimentations For A Radical Imagining Of The World Becoming will take place online at 8.00 pm BST. The event is free but to attend please register via the Eventbrite link below. we will send the zoom link close to the date. Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-mattering-spiritualities-tickets-1336404043469 Table of contents can be found here: https://www.routledge.com/Mattering-Spiritualities-Performative-Experiments-for-a-Radical-Imagining-of-the-World-Becoming/Battista-Mason/p/book/9781032566375 List of contributors: Kit Danowski - Saga Brink - Philip Kwame Boafo - [M] Dudeck - Marlon Jimenez Oviedo - Lance Gharavi - David Mason - Elisabeth Laasonen Belgrano and Mark D. Price - Annalaura…

CfP Theme Title: “On Performance and Borders” 📍Working Group Name: Theatre, Performance and Philosophy| TaPRA 2025 conference

Feb 25, 2025

📣 Call For Proposals Theme Title: “On Performance and Borders” 📍Working Group Name: Theatre, Performance and Philosophy| TaPRA ✍️Deadline for submission 10 March 2025 Date|Location of Annual Conference: 27-29 August 2025, University of Warwick Link: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/theatre/news-and-events/tapraconference2025/conferencetimeline/theatre-performance-and-philosophy 📍Theme Description: On Performance and Borders For TaPRA 2025, the Theatre, Performance and Philosophy working group invites artists, thinkers, activists, researchers and curators to engage in collaborative praxes of creation focused on notions and lived experiences of intersectional borders, adding to the intricate tapestry of existing reflections and practices on performance and borders. We seek to explore spiritual and philosophical approaches to threshold spaces,…

TaPRA Theatre, Performance and Philosophy Working Group – 2025 Planning Survey

Jan 17, 2025

As the Theatre, Performance and Philosophy working group of TaPRA, we're reaching out to members, associates, and interested participants to shape our upcoming activities. (http://tapra.org/tapra-profiles/theatre-performance-and-philosophy/) Your responses will help inform both our interim spring event and our contribution to the TaPRA Annual Conference at the University of Warwick. (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/theatre/news-and-events/tapraconference2025/) Link to Planning Survey: https://forms.gle/MCjkDxWrE5KqFrVD7 With thanks, Jenny, Anna-Laura and Vânia

The Refrain: Getting in Sync With the World. Episode 3: Cabin in the Woods.

Nov 21, 2024

Episode 3 of The Refrain is now available. For this episode, we leave the 'explicit' philosophizing aside to allow for an 'implicit' philosophy of immersion in sound and voice. The listener journeys through a number of sound spaces intended to soften the boundaries of self and allow for transformation. You can find it on the usual podcast platforms or on our website at: https://www.fightwithastick.ca/podcast . Enjoy!