International Collaborations: The Translation Project
Maltese Playwright Simone Spiteri, French playwright Karin Serres, and US director Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas examine the process of verbal and cultural translation of a play for teenagers, originally written in Maltese into English. This session will exhibit a video of the Maltese production followed by a stimulating and insightful conversation about this process of cultural translation.

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• Workshop Leaders • Maltese Playwright: Simone Spiteri French Playwright/Translator/Director: Karin Serres US Director/Producer: Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas Photo Credits: 1) Graphic from the Maltese production of the play being workshopped 2) Playwright Simone Spiteri 3) Director Karin Serres (also a Playwright and Translator) 4) US producer/director Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas (at the Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Festival, of which she is founding Artistic Director and where she met Simone)

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