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Sept 5, 2025 Conference @ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
De los textos a las tablas: el teatro de la modernidad temprana (s. XVI-XVII) en su proyección geográfica, mediática y temporal
Presentation by Erin Cowling & Glenda Nieto-Cuebas “Colaboración artístico-académica: una guía de investigación creativa.”
In the presentation “Colaboración artístico-académica: una guía de investigación creativa," Cowling and Nieto-Cuebas spoke about Siglo Latinx and examined how to build interdisciplinary partnerships between scholars and theater practitioners. The conversation considered how these collaborations can help decolonize the classics and foster the creation of works that resonate with Latinx artists, students, and U.S. audiences. The speakers also discussed available resources and opportunities for collaboration, highlighting projects involving artists, students, and scholars- including translations, theatrical productions, publications, script adaptation, rehearsals, readings, and documentation - and the meaningful roles that non-artists can play throughout the creative process.
Cowling and Nieto-Cuebas also offered a writing workshop that taught participants how to write theater reviews for publication in academic journals. During the first session, participants learned about the structure and key elements of an academic theater review.
2025 Annual MLA Convention in New Orleans.
2025 Annual MLA Convention in New Orleans.
Israel Franco-Müller, Natalia Soracipa, Lorena Rojas, Glenda Nieto & Erin Cowling
Poster Presentation "Siglo Latinx: Pedagogy in Practice"
Round table: "Siglo Latinx: New Perspectives on Spanish Golden Age Theater Performance in the Americas"
Our visit to New Orleans last January fulfilled its objective of showcasing the new pedagogies and perspectives we have studied in contemporary Golden Age performances. On this occasion, during our participation in the MLA's annual conference, we were fortunate to invite Israel Franco-Müller to share his academic and artistic expertise with our audience. The project's directors, Erin Cowling and Glenda Nieto-Cuebas, research assistants Lorena Rojas and Natalia Soracipa, and Israel discussed how Golden Age texts can be taught and staged to diverse audiences. During the discussion, the Siglo Latinx team highlighted the need to include contemporary elements in the pedagogies and artistic creations to engage young audiences in these ancient narratives. Music and lighting become essential tools for achieving this goal in theater. Furthermore, finding similarities between our students' contemporary lives and those of the characters plays a relevant role when teaching these authors and texts in the classroom.
In 2025, we will continue to nourish our project with the perspectives Latinx artists promote through their performances and research in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
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