Appel à contributions • Re : Generations - International Perspectives on Dance of the African Diaspora / Londres/novembre 2010
Association of Dance of the African Diaspora
Re : Generations - International Perspectives on Dance of the African Diaspora
November 5th- 6th, 2010
London Metropolitan University
Deadline : 12 avril 2010
Re : Generations - International Perspectives on Dance of the African Diaspora will bring together dance artists and academics to invigorate current and emergent research, debate and practice in the field of ’dance of the African Diaspora’.
Hosted at London Metropolitan University, this ground-breaking conference will be delivered by the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD), State of Emergency Productions and IRIE ! dance theatre. The key-note address, Researching Performance : The (Black) Dancing Body as a Measure of Culture, will be delivered by Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, Professor Emeritus (Dance Studies), Temple University, Philadelphia.
The conference partners invite submissions of abstracts of no more than 500 words for talks, lecture demonstrations, performances, films, classes, or other modes of presentation, which explore current practice in the field of dance of the African Diaspora. Submissions with a focus on practice-based research are of particular interest. Please clearly indicate the nature and length of your presentation (e.g. 10-minute talk, 50-minute dance performance etc.)
The conference proceedings will be documented, edited and published to add to the knowledge available to those interested in studying in this field.
Re:Generations will give UK-based academics and artists in the field of ’dance of the African Diaspora’ a platform alongside their International counterparts, in order to stimulate new developments in the field.
The aims of the conference are to :
1. Disseminate current International research in the field of ’dance of the African Diaspora’ from the perspectives of dance studies (including dance history) and cultural studies.
2. Explore and stimulate research, documentation and new approaches to teaching in the field.
3. Examine discourses that will inform future practice in the field of dance of the African Diaspora, including questions around definition and terminology.
The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Monday April 12th, 2010. Submissions will be accepted by email only.
Please direct emails to info@adad.org.uk,
including ‘Re:Generations’ in the subject line.
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