Barnard Translating Theatre Workshop in Paris

Translating Theatre is a workshop format course that combines hands-on translation practice (French to English) with a discussion of theoretical and dramaturgical issues specific to translating theatre. We begin our work with the observation that all theatre performance is inherently translative in their interpretation of a text, and inversely that the translation of a text is a performative act. In this five-week program offered by Barnard’s prestigious Center for Translation Studies, students will immerse themselves in French culture by attending theater performances and navigating daily life as a Parisian, all while working collaboratively on translating five French plays into English with Barnard faculty member Laurie Postlewate, a foremost practitioner. Classes will be held in Colum...