Dear AHCT Colleague:
As we begin the new year, please accept best holiday wishes from the Board and Officers of AHCT. This issue of the AHCT newsletter contains information on the annual AHCT symposium in El Paso, Texas, in March; the Chamizal Siglo de Oro Theater Festival; the AHCT conference in Almagro, Spain, in July.
Dues Reminder: The AHCT budget depends almost entirely on members' dues, which support the annual conference, the video library, the Comedia Bulletin Board, the AHCT web site, the biannual newsletter, the Everett Hesse Endowment, and other services. If you have been a member of AHCT during the past three years, by now you should have received a hard copy of the Newsletter via US mail. Please check the mailing label for your current dues status and use the enclosed form to renew your membership. If you have not been a member of AHCT please consider joining.
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AHCT's annual symposium will be held March 9 to 11, 2000, in El Paso, Texas. As a highlight of the conference, and with generous support from the University Press of the South, AHCT will host Dr. Fernando Checa Cremades, Director of the Prado Museum, as a plenary speaker. The symposium will also feature several special sessions on Calderón de la Barca in celebration of the fourth centenary of his birth. As in past years, conference dates coincide with the Golden Age Spanish Theater Festival sponsored by the US Park Service at the Chamizal National Memorial. The Chamizal Memorial is planning a major celebration for the 25th anniversary of the festival, including distinguished guests and performances by the best troupes from past programs. Additional information on the Festival appears below.
Note to Board Members: The annual meeting of the AHCT Board of Directors has been set for 1:30-5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at the Cliff Inn, El Paso, TX.
Conference Site & Registration: The AHCT conference will again take place at the Cliff Inn Hotel, 1600 Cliff Drive, El Paso, Texas 79902. Please make reservations by phone at 1-(915) 533-6700, by February 15, 2000. Indicate that you are attending the AHCT Conference and request the group rate of $56.00 plus tax per night (single or double), which will apply Tuesday, March 7, through Sunday, March 12. The cost of the hotel room includes continental breakfast and transportation to and from the airport. To register for the conference, please send your name, affiliation, address, telephone, e-mail address, and a check for $75 (faculty) or $55 (students), to: Prof. Anita Stoll, Second Vice-President AHCT, 2081 Lamberton Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 by February 15, 2000. (There will be an additional late fee of $10.00 after this date.) Registration covers conference attendance, the AHCT Conference Banquet, transportation to Chamizal for theatrical performances, and refreshments in the Association's hospitality room after the plays. Conference participants are also asked to join AHCT; membership fees and information appear at the end of this newsletter. Please make checks payable to AHCT and indicate in the bottom left-hand corner of your check whether payment is for dues, conference registration, or both. ***
The Chamizal National Parkís 25th Siglo de Oro Drama Festival March 2000 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Chamizal National Memorial's Siglo de Oro Drama Festival. Performances will be scheduled from March 3 through March 11, to include the following plays and troupes:
As additional details become available, including specific dates for performances, they will be posted on the AHCT electronic bulletin board. ***
CALL FOR PAPERS: AHCT Conference in Almagro, Spain, July 17-20, 2000. AHCT announces ìLa Comedia del Siglo de Oro en el Siglo 21: Nuevas Direcciones Investigativas, an international colloquium organized by AHCT in association with the XXII Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Almagro. To take place in Almagro, Spain, July 17-20, 2000. The colloquium will consist of round-table style panels with invited speakers in the mornings and individual papers in parallel sessions in the afternoons. Panel sessions will focus on specific themes related to "New Directions in Comedia Studies," and each session will allow time for general discussion with the audience. To facilitate the exchange of ideas, panelists' presentations will be made available to all conference participants in advance. Afternoon sessions will feature papers by conference participants on topics noted below. Sessions will end with time for an evening meal and attendance at the Almagro Festival performances. Additional colloquium activities will include laboratory sessions on performance in collaboration with the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico, attendance at festival performances, opportunities to meet festival performers, and comedia readings.
Paper topics for afternoon sessions:
In Memory of Daniel Heiple: AHCT colleague, Dan Heiple, passed away in August 1999. Dan was professor of Golden Age Spanish literature at Tulane University since 1977. He held degrees from University of Oregon, New York University, and University of Texas. Those who knew Dan remember, in addition to his scholarship, his quiet smile and his gentle manner. His department chair at Tulane, Professor Maureen Shea, has described Dan eloquently: "Professor Dan Heiple was an unassuming yet brilliant scholar with an original approach to and impressive publications in the field of Golden Age literature; his love for Spanish literature, music and culture, especially in the baroque period, was well known and appreciated. He was also a conscientious, gentle, and kindhearted colleague, with a warm sense of humor and a ready laugh." Donations to the Daniel L. Heiple scholarship fund may be sent to the Tulane Office of Development, Gift Accounting, 3439 Prytania St., Suite 200, New Orleans, LA 70115. ***
Best wishes for the New Year,
Robert M. Johnston, Recording
Secretary
ROBERT.JOHNSTON@NAU.EDU
Modern Languages, Box 6004
Northern
Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6004
Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, Inc.
Most recent update: 03 Aug 2005