Symposium on Theatre and Cognitive Studies

featuring keynote speaker Mark Johnson

February 27–March 1, 2009

How do our brains experience theatre?
Find out at free lectures and discussions.

See schedule below, and check back soon to read
papers and excerpts presented at the Symposium.

Keynote Address: "Cognition and the Arts" by Mark Johnson, pioneer in the field, author of The Body in the Mind and The Meaning of the Body.
Friday, February 27 at 4:00 pm
Charity Randall Theatre

Discussion: "Cognitive Criticism" as it relates to Angels in America, moderated by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette senior theatre critic Christopher Rawson
Saturday, February 28 at 9:30 am
Henry Heymann Theatre

Roundtable Discussion moderated by Theatre Arts chair Bruce McConachie
Sunday, March 1 at 11:00 am
Henry Heymann Theatre

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Plenary Panel: "Traveling Concepts / Combining Methodologies,"
Bruce McConachie, moderator
Saturday, February 28 at 12:45pm
Henry Heymann Theatre

Concurrent Panels 1: “Empathy,” and “Acting”
Saturday, February 28 at 2:45pm
“Empathy"   Cathedral of Learning, Rm. 339
"Acting"   Cathedral of Learning, Rm. 340

Concurrent Panels 2: “Strategic Dramaturgy,” and “Heightened Experiences”
Sunday, March 1 at 9:00am
"Strategic Dramaturgy,"   Cathedral of Learning, Rm. 227
"Heightened Experiences"   Cathedral of Learning, Rm. 229