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[Maaike van Geijn]

Please circulate the following message widely. Thanks in advance. 
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Dear sir, madam,

It is my great pleasure to invite you, also on behalf of the Dutch Society
for Dance Research, to attend the conference,

        Dance in the Netherlands 1600-2000
        New directions in historical and methodological research

which will take place at the Theater Instituut Nederland in Amsterdam from
April 16th-18th, 1998.

The conference aims at bringing together scholars in the field of dance
history, in an attempt to cover the chronological span from the pre-modern
era to the end of the twentieth century. Many aspects of dance related in
various ways to The Netherlands will be presented. In this way the
conference provides a good opportunity to fill in some blanks in the
relatively unknown history of dance in The Netherlands and at the same time
will make us aware of interesting areas that have been neglected up till
now. An important aspect within this historical context is the interaction
between Dutch and foreign dance. A number of prominent international
scholars will contribute to this particular theme of the conference.

The conference will also stimulate the discussion on methodological
problems and research strategies in dance history. A wide variety of
approaches will be presented: from biographical studies to reconstruction
of historical dance on stage, from oral history to computer aided analysis,
from sociological studies to critical theory in historical context. The aim
here is not to provoke a clash between methodologies, but rather to create
a growing awareness of the different problems addressed by the various
strategies as well as an inventory of their possibilities and limitations.
Such a point of departure also ensures that the presentations will be of
interest to `non-specialists'.

During three days your views and opinions will be challenged by highly
qualified speakers. The conference will make an important contribution to
the historiography of dance in The Netherlands and to the individual
expertise of the modern dance history researcher. During the evenings, a
programme of Dutch contemporary dance will be offered at reduced ticket
prices. You will acquire new knowledge, new resources and shortly after the
conference you will receive the proceedings to refresh your memory.

Please take a few moments to study the program (below). We hope you will
decide to join us. For registration and all further questions you can
contact Maaike van Geijn or Onno Stokvis at the Theater Instituut
Nederland. (e-mail: maaikeg at tin.nl/tel.: 0031 20 5513300)

Sincerely yours,

Onno Stokvis
Theater Instituut Nederland
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Provisional Program


Thursday afternoon, April 16th

Registration 

Onno Stokvis: Video Introduction to the history of Dutch dance 

Evening program: Visit to performance Scapino Rotterdam, choreography by
Andrea Leine & Harijono Roebana, Keith-Derrick Randolph and Georg Reischl.


Friday April 17th

Official opening

Section 1: 
F. Naerebout: '6 harte met sprinveere, 6 dito van kooper draait met 12
lampies', dance and high society in The Hague during the second half of the
eighteenth century. 
M. Angad Gaur: The Dutch court in the 17th century

Section 2:
V. Mlakar: The Netherlands during the XVII/XVIII century; a centre of
cultural exchange between Germany and France. 
S. Odom: Dalcroze's Dutch Collaborators.

Section 3:
R. van Ginkel: The dangers of dancing. Foreign vs. Folk dances and the
politics of culture. 
E.R Zwiep Van 't Hof: Tulip time in Holland, Michigan: The klompen dances.
                                                        	

Panel discussion: The identity of Dutch dance

Section 4:                      	
R. Blokland & J.E Mebius: Artibodies, a programming approach for simulating
and controlling human figures by computer.

Evening program: 
Visit to performance Rotterdamse Dansgroep, choreography by Rick Kam and
Jacopo Godani 

Saturday April 18th
	
Section 1:	
L. Mutsaers: A postdisciplinary approach to popular dance culture research. 
A. Aalten: Whatever happened to Olga de Haas? A biographical approach to
body politics in ballet. 

Section 2:	
J. Burgering: Lucas Hoving; the circle that goes around. E. Van Schaik:
Hans van Manen.
R. Laermans & P. van Gielen:  Researching "the Flemish Dance Wave":
methods, problems, perspectives. 

Section 3:	
L. Naidu: The impact of Nederlands Dans Theatre tours abroad with specific
references to Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. 
N. Jackson: 'Dancing Dutchman: No Wooden Shoes'; American reviews of Jirí
Kylián's choreography. 
University of Amsterdam; P. Eversmann, E. Welschen, M. Kassens, R. Martens:
Intercultural aspects and methods of Dutch dance research.

Section 4:
Discussion: Methodological directions in dance research 
Conference review by Joan Erdman

Closing session 
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