Among the many high points of the recent Samuel Beckett Society conference Beckett & Justice at Cal State LA was the engagement with Thai artist Saun Santipreecha whose current exhibition …These Things That Divide The World In Two…. at REISIG AND TAYLOR CONTEMPORARY. The show is a response by the artist to his reading of…
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As we catch our breath following the outstandingly rich and varied few days in Los Angeles at Beckett & Justice, our 9th Annual Conference, the Samuel Beckett Society is delighted to announce the call for papers for our next gathering. Our tenth anniversary get-together will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 5-7 June…
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The latest issue of The Beckett Circle is now available to all members. A particularly full and diverse issue features a full-length interview with Thai artist Saun Santipreecha, as well as another with documentary-maker Jacob Adams. James Knowlson provides a beautifully detailed reading of Beckett’s close friend Ethna MacCarthy’s poetry and personality. There are reports…
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This Summer sees a festival and celebration of Beckett crossing transnational boundaries, as Beckett: Unbound 2024 takes place in Liverpool and Paris. The brainchild of actor Adrian Dunbar and composer Nick Roth, the festival builds on the success of Beckett: Confined 2022, once again partnering with The University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies and The…
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The Executive Committee of the Samuel Beckett Society has announced the following: The leadership of the Samuel Beckett Society is very pleased to announce the ratification of our Mission Statement and Code of Conduct. We have drafted a Mission Statement for the first time to focus our efforts as an organization, to better serve and…
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As part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin, the venue is playing host to a photographic exhibition detailing the remarkable Irish language productions of Happy Days (Laethanta Sona) presented by Company SJ on Inis Oírr, Aran Islands and in the Samuel Beckett Theatre at Trinity College in 2021.…
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A rare chance to see a dance work inspired by Beckett and created by French choreographer Maguy Marin awaits at Sadler’s Wells in London at the end of the month. First performed in 1981, May B is described as an ‘arresting and powerfully theatrical work’ based on the writings of Samuel Beckett, who, we are told…
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Beckettiana, abre la convocatoria para la presentación de artículos reseñas o documentos acerca de la obra de Samuel Beckett en cualquiera de sus aspectos (teatro, poesía, narrativa, ensayística; intertextualidad, interdisciplinariedad, bilingüismo, puesta en escena, Irlanda, traductología etc.) con miras de su inclusión en el número 21, del año 2024. La fecha límite para la presentación…
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In keeping with its commitment to promote new opportunities for emerging voices within Beckett studies, the Samuel Beckett Society is delighted to announce and endorse a new and innovative online seminar series which will be of interest to a broad audience. Puningly titled …but the cloud… the four-part interdisciplinary series will be organised and hosted…
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The leadership of the Samuel Beckett Society is saddened to acknowledge the passing of Paul Auster, a towering figure on the landscape of contemporary fiction, in addition to a prominent steward of Beckett’s legacy as editor of The Grove Centenary Editions. His distinctive voice and sympathetic presence will be sorely missed. Book designer Laura Lindgren adds: Eternal…
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