Associate Professor Avra Sidiropoulou, Academic Coordinator of the Postgraduate programme «Theatre Studies» of the Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, will participate in the international symposium «Theatre and Political Correctness», which is organised by The International Symposium of Theatre Critics and Theatre Scholars at Novi Sad (Serbia) on May 27-28, 2024. The title of her speech is «Is The Political Always Correct? Interpretation As Privilege or Taboo0».

Identity politics, societal changes and a radical reconceptualization of the role of contemporary artist as an advocate of the basic human rights of justice and inclusion have created a climate whereby the freedom to interpret can often appear compromised. Dr Sidiropoulou’s presentation addresses questions of entitlement, ownership and diversity in the theatre-making process. As a springboard to her analysis, she will use my experience as a director of «Troy Too» at HERE Arts Center in New York, in May 2023, a play inspired by Euripides’ Trojan Women, conflating the themes of Black Lives Matter movement, climate change and the recent pandemic.

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