OCTOBER 20, 2025 – Deniz Başar (with Inci Olgun), Sabancı University & Mimar Sinan University

ÇAK and Tophane: Precarious Practices of Respect and Co-Existence in Gentrifying Istanbul

NOVEMBER 17, 2025 – Gemma Kerr, University of Surrey

Regeneration and Performance in UK Cities: Walking and Mapping Narratives of Home 

FEBRUARY 9, 2026 – Bérénice Hamidi, University of Lyon 2

The Cities of Political Theatre in France in 2026

MARCH 16, 2026 – Paweł Sztarbowski, Powszechny Theatre

The Theatre that Interferes: The Role of Theatre in the Urban Transformation of Warsaw

APRIL 13, 2026 – Hanna Huber, University of Vienna

Beyond the City Walls: Socio-Spatial Divides at the Festival OFF d’Avignon

The “Theatre and Gentrification in the European City” project consortium includes the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of the University of London, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and the American University of Paris.