Dogmatisms, Religious fundamentalism, politics and performing arts
WORKING GROUP / DISCUSSION PANEL
Athens International Conference “Theatre/Drama & Inclusive Education”
Athens 22 March 2025
Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)
Language: English
Coordinator: Angelos Vallianatos PhD in Theology Athens University, school advisor, trainer for The European Wergeland Centre (EWC), Greece
Guests
Bruno Freyssinet artistic director of Transplanisphere, partner in the Theatre Makes Politics Erasmus+ project, France,
Ferah Burgul-Adıgüzel Assoc. Prof. Gazi University Gazi Faculty of Education, Turkey
Lutz Pickardt, director, theatre pedagogue BuT, coordinator of the Theatre Makes Politics Erasmus+ project, Germany
Marios Koukounaras-Liagis, Assoc. Prof. Athens University Faculty of Theology, Greece
Sanjoy Ganguly, artistic director of the Jana Sanskriti Center for Theatre of the Oppressed, West Bengal, India
Commentators:
Hugo Miguel Coelho, ExQuorum, partner "Theatre Makes Politics", Portugal
Katerina Sakka, member of "Skasiarcheio" Educational Group Greece
Issues to be addressed in this Working Group
- What religion(s) are related to the people I work with?
- What are the pros and the cons that those people are linked to a religion?
- What is the face of religious fundamentalism in my place of work?
- How do I connect my work to the religion(s) of the people I work with? How do I overcome the relevant issues created?
- Religion as a taboo in contemporary world. How do I respond to that?