WIRE DOCTUS 2026 - Session 2

Session 2 | Online (NATFA)

The Unbearable Lightness of Freedom
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA), Sofia | 4 May 2026
(Online session)

Building on the discussions initiated during the Lisbon session, this online seminar continues the DOCTUS 2026 programme by extending the exploration of decadence through the lens of freedom. PhD candidates will explore new, creative, and non-traditional methodological approaches to research in the field of arts, examining the connection between decadence and freedom as aesthetic conditions, political gestures, and methodological provocations within contemporary artistic research.

Key lecturer:
Elizaveta Boeva – Associate Professor at the Cinema & TV Department of New Bulgarian University and host of a specialised art programme on Bulgarian National Television.

Programme*

May 4, 2026

10:00 – 11:00 (CET): Lecture by Elizaveta Boeva

11:00 – 11:30 (CET): Discussion

11:45 – 13:30 (CET): Short presentations of PhD works + discussion

13:30 – 14:30 (CET): Break

14:30 – 16:00 (CET): Workshop by Elizaveta Boeva
“New, creative, and non-traditional methodological approaches for research in the field of arts”

16:15 – 17:45 (CET): Presentations

17:45 – 18:30 (CET): Final discussion

*The programme may be subject to minor changes.