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Program SIBMAS Symposium 2026 — Reykjavík, Iceland

­April 21, 2026

The programme for the Reykjavik symposium in June is now available online. We’ll have around ten communications, three round-table discussions and three poster sessions; all the topics look very[…]

Election of a new Executive Committee and Council

­April 21, 2026

9 June at 17:30 (Reykjavik time, 19:30 CET) will be the date of the SIBMAS General Meeting, which this year will see the election of a new Executive Committee and[…]

Cfp Reykjavik 2026

­November 4, 2025

We are pleased to announce the publication of the call for papers for the next SIBMAS Symposium, to be held in Reykjavik from 8 to 10 June 2026. You can[…]

Update on the next conferences

­June 11, 2025

To members who were unable to attend the SIBMAS Symposium last June 6 and 7:  We have confirmed the small conference (2 or 3 days) to be held in[…]

Program SIBMAS Symposium 2026 — Reykjavík, Iceland

­April 21, 2026

The programme for the Reykjavik symposium in June is now available online. We’ll have around ten communications, three round-table discussions and three poster sessions; all the topics look very[…]

Election of a new Executive Committee and Council

­April 21, 2026

9 June at 17:30 (Reykjavik time, 19:30 CET) will be the date of the SIBMAS General Meeting, which this year will see the election of a new Executive Committee and[…]

Cfp Reykjavik 2026

­November 4, 2025

We are pleased to announce the publication of the call for papers for the next SIBMAS Symposium, to be held in Reykjavik from 8 to 10 June 2026. You can[…]

Update on the next conferences

­June 11, 2025

To members who were unable to attend the SIBMAS Symposium last June 6 and 7:  We have confirmed the small conference (2 or 3 days) to be held in[…]

© Karólína Rós Ólafsdóttir

© Karólína Rós Ólafsdóttir

Shifting Stages

“Preserving Performing Arts on Moving Ground”

SIBMAS Symposium 2026 — Reykjavík, Iceland

8-10 June 2026 / Theatre Archive at the National and University Library of Iceland

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Events

Symposium “The Archive Speculative: past and present of the Theatre Collection” Allard Pierson

­27 - 28 February, 2025

The Allard Pierson is the only place in the Netherlands where a collection is formed about Dutch theatre, and it is a SIBMAS member! On 27 February 2025, the theatre[…]

V&A Theatre and Performance Galleries re-open with new display

­September 14, 2024 - January 4, 2026

This year, V&A South Kensington celebrates the centenary of its Theatre and Performance collections with a free special display, Enthoven Unboxed: 100 Years of Collecting Performance, which opened on 14th[…]

Cabarets !

­December 9, 2023 - April 30, 2024

120 costumes from historic cabarets such as Paradis Latin, Moulin Rouge, Lido, Crazy Horse and Chez Michou, as well as from independent artists who populate the new “indisciplinary” cabarets, illustrate[…]

Symposium “The Archive Speculative: past and present of the Theatre Collection” Allard Pierson

­27 - 28 February, 2025

The Allard Pierson is the only place in the Netherlands where a collection is formed about Dutch theatre, and it is a SIBMAS member! On 27 February 2025, the theatre[…]

V&A Theatre and Performance Galleries re-open with new display

­September 14, 2024 - January 4, 2026

This year, V&A South Kensington celebrates the centenary of its Theatre and Performance collections with a free special display, Enthoven Unboxed: 100 Years of Collecting Performance, which opened on 14th[…]

Cabarets !

­December 9, 2023 - April 30, 2024

120 costumes from historic cabarets such as Paradis Latin, Moulin Rouge, Lido, Crazy Horse and Chez Michou, as well as from independent artists who populate the new “indisciplinary” cabarets, illustrate[…]

couverture de Exposer le théâtre

Publication

­December 1, 2025 - May 11, 2026

Our dear colleague and member of the association, Aurélie Mouton Rezzouk, has just published:  ‘Exposer le théâtre. De la scène à la vitrine’ This richly illustrated book deals with the[…]

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AusStage

AusStage provides an accessible online resource for researching live performance in Australia. Development is led by a consortium of universities, government agencies, industry organisations and collecting institutions with funding from the Australian Research Council and other sources.subject-specific works from the fields of gender theory and philosophy.

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