Naum Panovski has extensive experience teaching in the areas of humanities, cultural theory, criticism, sociology of art, aesthetics of literature, perfomance and performing arts, drama, film, and cinema studies. He holds a Ph.D. in the Humanities, expertise in aesthetics, history of ideas, and literary studies, from the University of Texas at Dallas, In his interdisciplinary approach to teaching he has fostered deeper conversation between the liberal arts and the profession, and between the theory and the practice. In his research he has continuously and specifically focused on the interactive relationship between performaning arts and society and on the creative structures that influence both culture and the flow of power in society. As a university professor of humanities, performance, criticism, theory, history of ideas, he has proven himself especially effective in teaching and conducting research in the following areas:

Various topics in humanities, history of ideas, and culture
[“holocaust,” “women, war and performance,” “democracy, censorship, and arts,” “arts, culture, nationalism, stalinism and totalitarianism,”]

Theory and Aesthetics of Film, Theatre, Drama, Literature

Topic in European culture, literature, film, and theatre (focus on Eastern European culture and literature)

Critical and Literary Theory, Theatre and Film Criticism

Cinema Studies, Politics, Film, and Theatre

Philosophy of Arts, Sociology of Film and Theatre

Theory and practice of Contemporary American Theatre and Performance

European modern and experimental theatre and drama (expertise in Eastern European theatre)

Acting - all levels of acting and actnig styles -- expertise in Stanislavski and his students, Chaikin’s “sound and movement”, Brecht’s “V-effect” and “Gestus”, and play analysis

Directing – all levels of directing - particular strength in styles of directing

Director’s text analysis, conceptualization, visualization, and directing as a collaboration

History of Theatre and Dramatic Literature from Shamanism to Post Modernism

Topics in Performance Studies, Popular Culture, and Anthroplogy

Contact

naum@naumpanovski.net • 1.202.415.3839
© Naum Panovski 2003-2009