Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s
College and Research Centre (DMC)
GOA
TATTVAMALA
Theatre and Textual Transformations
via Aesthetics, Memory, Archives, Lore, and Adaptation
Department of English
A Two-Day National Level Seminar
30th & 31st January 2026
DMC invites Research papers that address any of the following tracks, encompassing various themes within each broad category.
Text ↔ Performance
Page-to-stage transformations and cut scripts
Embodied close reading:
scoring the text on the body
Devising from oral
histories and fieldwork
Spectator participation
and interactive dramaturgies
Scenography-led writing
and reverse dramaturgy
Archiving Memory
Cataloguing scripts, posters, promptbooks
Community oral-history
labs with elders and troupes
Metadata, rights, and
open-access standards
Museum–theatre
collaborations and travelling exhibits
Digital & Hybrid Theatre
Live-stream dramaturgies and remote spectatorship
VR/AR scenography and
motion capture
Digital archives in theatre
Revenue models: ticketing, paywalls, hybrid festivals
Konkani & Goan Theatre
Spotlight
Tiatr historiography and
contemporary inventions (music, satire, scenography)
Konkani playwriting across
scripts and translation flows
Bilingual staging
(Konkani/English/Marathi): audiences and reception
Archiving Goan theatre:
scripts, recordings, oral histories, memorabilia
Urban, Rural, Coastal Theatres
Site-specific works: markets, forts, beaches, ferries
Mobile stages and rural
touring circuits
City black-box ecologies
and indie productions
Migration, labour, and
housing on stage
Heritage walks +
performance interventions
Community Theatre & Social Change
Public health, sanitation, and awareness plays
Climate/eco-theatre for
villages and coasts
Legal literacy, RTI, and
rights-based drama
Youth/SHG participatory
projects and livelihoods
Submission Guidelines
Abstract - 250 to 300 words with 4 to 5 keywords
Length of the Research
Paper - 3000 to 5000 words
Reference Style - MLA 9th
Edition Abstracts to be sent to - tattvamala@gmail.com
Abstract Submission deadline - 15th December, 2025
Acceptance of Abstracts -
22nd December, 2025
Seminar Dates - 30th &
31st January, 2026 (Upon scrutiny and selection of abstracts, the registration
form and payment details will be e-mailed to the selected delegates by 25th
December 2025.)
Important Dates Faculty/Academicians: Rs. 2500 Research Scholars: Rs. 2000 Post Graduate
Students: Rs. 1000 Participation: Rs. 1000 Registration Fees Publication & Awards
Select papers will be published in a book with an ISBN number
THREE Best Paper Awards will be given to the best papers in the Post Graduate Students’ & Research Scholars Section Contact Details 9403960475 / 9823879363 / 9689382809 (Call/WhatsApp)
For more details, click on the link HERE
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