Presenting with Prof. Katie Dawson and Dr. Heidi Schmalbach at the Alliance for the Arts Research in Universities (a2ru) conference at Penn State, in 2023. Photo credit: Cody Goddard, courtesy of a2ru.
Academic
Plenary Session: Mineral and Indigenous Dramaturgies from Las Américas / Abya Yala: resisting extractivism
American Society for Theatre Research / Seattle, Washington nov ’24
Decomposing the Performance and Ecology Working Group
American Society for Theatre Research / Seattle, Washington nov ’24
Working Group Co-Convener: Marlon Jimenez-Oviedo (Ph.D., Brown University)
Reciprocity in Artist + STEM Research Collaborations
Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) / State College, Pennsylvania oct ’23
Co-Presenters: Katie Dawson (ut austin – drama for schools) and Heidi Schmalbach (ut austin – planet texas 2050)
Presentation slides
Performance and Ecology Working Group Sesssion: Hope and Its Limits
American Society for Theatre Research / Providence, Rhode Island nov ’23
Working Group Co-Convener: Marlon Jimenez-Oviedo (Ph.D., Brown University)
“You Should Have Seen This Coming”: Interrupting Official Discourses on Ecological Degradation
Association for Theater in Higher Education / Austin, Texas aug ’23
Panel Co-Organizers: Whitney Mosery (Ph.D. Student, UT Austin), Adin Walker (ABD, Stanford University), Marlon Jimenez-Oviedo (Ph.D., Brown University)
“It’s a sad song, but we’re gonna sing it again”: Environmental Catastrophes in Musical Theater
American Society for Theatre Research / New Orleans, Louisiana (online) nov ’22
Performance and Ecology Working Group
Introducing Theatre Elements through an Environmental Lens
Association for Theater in Higher Education / Detroit, Michigan jul ’22
Panel title: “Examine, Resist and Repair: Using Applied Drama and Theatre to Foster Environmental Agency among Youth”
Co-Presenters: Joan Lipkin (uppity theatre company), Soroya Rowley and Monica Stufft (ucsd), Lara Dossett and Katie Dawson (ut austin – drama for schools) and Nichole Bennett (ut austin)
Improving Teaching Efficacy Through Performance Training
International Society for Teaching and Learning Annual Conference / Raleigh, NC oct ’19
Co-Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Moon (ut austin)
Professional
Sacrificial Residuals: Rocio Hernandez’ Mineral Peformatives
world stage design / Calgary, Canada (online) aug ’22
Panel: “Expanded Scenography in the Global South – Residual spaces & materials in performative power”
Co-Presenters: Agnela Barros Wilper (university of luanda), Renato Bolelli Rebouças (universidade de sao paulo / nyu), Aris Pretelin (instituto nacional de bellas artes), Andrea Pacheco (central saint martins)
Tools for a Greener Theater, and other Colors Too
theater communications group annual conference / Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (online) jun ’22
Co-Presenters: Alya Kiiashko, Nisani Walser, Ananya Singh (college of the atlantic) and Mireya Luna (ut austin)
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