Since the inception of the workshop, a day has been devoted to a symposium in which students, performers, and scholars have presented papers and discussions around a chosen theme of interest to us.

Call for Papers

International Vocal Arts Workshop, Jeunesses Musicales Croatia Symposium: Grožnjan, Croatia, 29 May 2016

Papers: submit abstracts of up to 300 words to ivaw.groznjan@gmail.com by 1 April 2016. Reflections: submit discussion topics to ivaw.groznjan@gmail.com by 26 May 2016.
(including Workshop participants)

The Theme for the 2016 Symposium is "Performing the Other"

Full details of the call for papers will be announced shortly.

Decisions regarding the status of submitted proposals will be made and communicated via email as quickly as possible following the submission deadline, and certainly no later than 30 April for papers and 27 May for reflections.

Symposium topics in previous years

Playing in Time: Temporality in Performance and Performing Arts (2013)
Acousticity: A Symposium on Sound, Space, and Practice (2010)
Fluidity/Rigidity of Gender in Vocal Performance (2009)
External and Internal Influences on Vocal Forms and Styles (2008)
Traditional Structures in Contemporary Performance (2007)
Traditional Music and Theatre in Worldwide Performance (2006)
East European Traditional Music and Theatre in Performance (2005)