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RICHARD GOUGH, artistic director of the Aberystwyth based international theatre organization, the Centre for Performance Research (CPR), is to be honoured on September 11th,at the 14th Cairo International Festival for Experimental theatre. Prof. Fawzi Fahmi Ahmed, President of the Academy of Arts and President of the Cairo International Festival For Experimental Theatre invited Richard to receive the award in Cairo during this year's festival, "In recognition of his leading role in the field of Experimental Theatre". As Artistic Director of CPR and its predecessor Cardiff Laboratory Theatre Richard Gough has curated and organised numerous international theatre projects over the last 20 years including conferences, summer schools, workshop and festivals, and he has produced nationwide tours of experimental theatre and traditional dance/ theatre ensembles from around the world. He has directed over seventy productions many of which have toured Europe, and he has lectured and led workshops throughout Europe and in China, Japan, Colombia and Brazil. Most notably, he was the first director to invite both the Polish director, Jerzy Grotowski and his company, and the Brazilian director Augusto Boal to the UK - both of whom have greatly influenced British performance. Such enthusiasm for theatre, dance and performance forms outside the 'Western Tradition' has undoubtedly contributed to the huge development of interest in these forms within the UK. In 1990 he edited The Secret Art of the Performer (London: Routledge, 1990) and since 1996 has been the General Editor of Performance Research (Journal of Performing Arts). Past recipients of this prestigious award have included: WLODZIMIERZ STANIEWSKI (Gardzienice Theatre Company. Poland), PHILIP HEDLEY (Theatre Royal, Stratford East). Richard Gough is also currently Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Theatre Film and Television Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he teaches the MA, Theatre and the World. __________________________________________________ NOTES CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE (CIFET) The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre first took place in 1989. It is particularly interested in theatre from Arab and Mediterranean countries. During the thirteen editions since it has played host to theatre, dance and performance companies from around the world. Each estival has a jury which awards prizes for production, direction, cenography, acting and writing. Past UK winners include Improbable Theatre ith their production, 70 Hill Lane. Each year the festival also honours eading theatre practitioners from around the world. RICHARD GOUGH Richard Gough is Artistic Director of the Centre for Performance Research (CPR) and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. As Artistic Director of CPR and its predecessor Cardiff Laboratory Theatre he has curated and organised numerous international theatre projects over the last 20 years including conferences, summer schools, workshop festivals, and he has produced nationwide tours of experimental theatre and traditional dance/ theatre ensembles from around the world. He has directed over seventy productions many of which have toured Europe, and he has lectured and led workshops throughout Europe and in China, Japan, Colombia and Brazil. He edited The Secret Art of the Performer (London: Routledge, 1990) and is the general editor of the new Routledge publication Performance Research (Journal of Performing Arts). |
| Centre for Performance Research web site: www.thecpr.org |
| Antony Pickthall e-mail: aop@aber.ac.uk |
Thursday, September 12, 2002 |
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