“Iago, the man, the devil and emotion”

West Australian Opera (WAO), Black Swan State Theatre Company and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, Europe 1100-1800 (CHE) collaborate to present “Iago, the man, the devil and emotion” a discussion and performance event.

Date: Monday, 10 February 2014
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Venue: Callaway Music Auditorium, School of Music at The University of Western Australia.

“This scholarly and practical event explores the ways in which drama, through spoken language, and opera, through sung text and music, arouses emotions, depicts character, and how these are translated over time,” Jane Davidson, Deputy Director of CHE.

Keynote speakers at this event include Kristin Linklater, world-renowned vocal coach and Head of Acting in the Theatre Arts Division of Columbia University, WAO Artistic Director Joseph Colaneri, Shakespeare specialist Professor Robert White (CHE), Perth-based baritone James Clayton, and actors Humphrey Bower and Kenneth Ransom.

This is a free event, but RSVP’s are essential.
Email emotions@uwa.edu.au for more information.