{"id":273,"date":"2022-09-09T09:22:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ausact.com.au\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:22:47","slug":"ausact-2024-call-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ausact.com.au\/?page_id=273","title":{"rendered":"AusAct 2026: CALL FOR PROPOSALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AusAct 2026: Call for Proposals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Australasian Actor Training Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acting Ourselves: Identity, Training, and the Australasian Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theme: Acting and Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Sturt University Sydney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level 6, 77 Berry Street, North Sydney NSW 2060<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates: February 20 \u2013 22, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 AusAct: Australasian Actor Training Conference invites artists, educators, researchers, and students to engage with the theme \u2018Acting and Identity\u2019, <\/strong>a timely exploration of how identity shapes, challenges, and transforms performance training practices in Australasia and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an era increasingly defined by cultural complexity, intersectionality, and critical self-awareness, identity has become a central concern in the way actors are trained and in how they tell stories. As contemporary performance practice shifts to include a broader range of voices and lived experiences, actor training institutions are being called upon to reimagine traditional pedagogies to meet the demands of diverse and evolving cohorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AusAct 2026 aims to provide a platform for rigorous discussion, critical inquiry, and creative exchange about the intersections of acting and identity. We welcome proposals that examine how personal, cultural, neurodiverse, gendered, queer, Indigenous, or socio-political identities inform training methodologies, rehearsal room practices, and professional pathways. We are particularly interested in work that speaks to the Australasian context: how local traditions, geographies, histories, and communities shape who we are and how we train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key questions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n