[sic!] Summer Institute Cologne is Consortium of [six!]

Consortium of [six!] - CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS 

[six!] summer institute
June 5 – 13, 2024
Northwestern’s Application Deadline: Monday March 26, 2025 by 11:59 PM
Complete the application via Santander Open Academy 

What is the [six!]: summer institute?

[six!] is a consortium of six universities from five continents that all offer advanced degrees in theatre and performance: Jawaharlal Nehru University (India), Northwestern University (USA), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Tel Aviv University (Israel), University of Cologne (Germany), and University of Ghana. It continues the tradition of [sic!], the annual summer institute convened by Northwestern University and the University of Cologne that took place from 2013 - 2019.

The consortium will convene in person in Cologne (5 June- 13 June 2025) to engage in advanced, non-credit study, networking, and research.

Who can apply?

Graduate students enrolled at one of the consortium institutions may apply over the link above to participate in the summer institute. The application asks for, among other things, an explanation of your interest and what you would gain from attending the workshop - you may add a CV and letter of motivation.

Performing Carnival | six! @ Conference  is the theme for [six!] 2025

This year’s [six!] has a specific profile as it combines the program with the congress of the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). The topic »Performing Carnival: Ekstasis | Subversion | Metamorphosis« offers a broad view of cultural performances, their social position and impact. The first four days are dedicated to joint readings, discussions and research presentations. We will continue with daily sessions throughout the conference, guiding the participants through the event and offer seminar-encounters with keynote-speakers to help build larger networks. In sum, [six!] provides participants access to a multi-vocal academic community, helping them expand their academic perspective. Further, the participants will visit the Circus Dance Festival (07.06.), matching the conference topic. 

This year, strongly tying [six!] with the annual conference of the IFTR was a conscious decision to even more increase the visibility of [six!] participants to an international, multicultural and (academically) diverse audience, to an extent that will exceed the previous [sic!]/ [six!] editions. This goes in par with the objective of our consortium to train in presenting to an international and interdisciplinary audience, while engaging in discourses that challenge their argumentative positions.

The faculty members are following:

_{Ruthie Abeliovich, Sharon Aronson-Lehavi,, Asiedu Mana Awo, Danielle Bainbridge, Bishnupriya Dutt, Ekua Ekumah, Milena Grass,  Andrés Kalawski, Peter W. Marx and Ameet Parameswaran}

You can find more detailed information on Santander Open Academy!