Welcome Message
Professor Jill Levenson,
University of Toronto,
Chair of the ISA
Executive Committee
The Ninth World Shakespeare Congress in Prague will mark the next phase in a journey through four continents. Beginning in Vancouver, this international conference has travelled every five years since 1971 to share Shakespearean scholarship, performance, and pedagogy at another great site: Washington D.C., Stratford-upon-Avon, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Valencia and Brisbane. The culturally rich city of Prague, a new setting for the Congress in central Europe, offers a wonderful opportunity to engage in dialogue about Shakespearean reception both here and throughout the world.
Dear Prague ISA Congress Participants
Charles University, the National Theatre and other major Czech cultural and academic institutions are honoured to welcome you to Prague in July 2011.
We hope that you will enjoy your stay and would like to offer you a rewarding academic programme, as well as a rich choice of cultural events and excursions.
We believe that The Ninth World Shakespeare Congress will become a major international academic, cultural and educational event, combining the general focus on Shakespearean revivals in diverse cultures with a special emphasis on Shakespeare’s reception in Central Europe and the roles of Shakespeare in the process of intercultural communication and national emancipation.
On this website you will find information about the Congress theme, programme, venue, excursions, cultural and social events, and later applications for registration for the Congress and accommodation reservations.
On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee
Martin Procházka
Martin Hilský
