AMU in Prague: Call for Papers Art and Science

29. 05. 2025

To mark the 80^th anniversary of its founding, the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU) invites proposals for an international and interdisciplinary conference titled Art and Science: Thinking Outside the Box, to be held on November 18–20, 2025. 

The event aims to foster open and productive dialogue between communities that may share a common interest in inquiry, yet often “speak different languages”. By coming together in a shared space, we hope to not only compare methods and outcomes, but to explore what it means to think – creatively, critically, and rigorously – across boundaries and outside the box.

We encourage submissions from artists, scientists, and researchers across all career stages, including doctoral candidates, early-career researchers, and established academics. Collaborative proposals that bridge artistic and scientific expertise are especially welcome.

One of the keynote lectures will be delivered by internationally acclaimed theatre director Thomas Ostermeier, who will speak on the topic Theatre and Sociology. The conference will culminate in a ceremonial conferral of an honorary doctorate of AMU to Thomas Ostermeier on November 20, 2025, to which all conference participants are cordially invited.

The conference will be held in English. Please submit an abstract of approximately 300 words, along with a short bio to jitka.goriaux@damu.cz and veronika.klusakova@famu.cz by June 30, 2025. 

More information: AMU – Call for Papers