Reminder: CFP: SDHS Conference June 2011 - Dance Dramaturgy: Catalyst, Perspective and Memory Deadline Nov 1

[Luella Massey]

*Dance Dramaturgy: Catalyst, Perspective and Memory*

*Society of Dance History Scholars Annual Conference*

York University’s Masters of Fine Arts Graduate Program in Dance, the 
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama and UC Drama at the University of 
Toronto as well as

the Toronto-based companies Dancemakers, Series 8:08 and Nightswimming

Toronto, Canada

*June 23 – 26, 2011*

 

For the first time in North America, this conference brings together an 
international body of scholars and artists to discuss the growing impact 
of the discipline, history and potential of dance dramaturgy[1] 
<#_ftn1>. We invite proposals for papers, panels, workshops and 
PERsentations[2] <#_ftn2> from a broad spectrum of dance scholarship and 
practiced-based research on dance dramaturgy, or any other topic in dance.

 

In the last three decades, the discipline of dance dramaturgy has 
evolved to facilitate creative and strategic engagement with a multitude 
of perspectives (including, though not limited to, historical, cultural, 
social, political, aesthetic, semiotic, perceptual and embodied) that 
are inherent within and acting upon dance practices. The dance dramaturg 
is often seen as an important catalyst for choreographic invention as 
well as dance preservation and audience appreciation.  Both the 
independent and company-based dance dramaturg may be called upon to 
fulfill the roles of navigator, facilitator, catalyst, curator and 
documenter.

 

This conference brings together the resources of York University’s 
Masters of Fine Arts Graduate Program in Dance, the Graduate Centre for 
Study of Drama and UC Drama at the University of Toronto as well as the 
Toronto-based companies Dancemakers, Series 8:08 and Nightswimming in an 
unprecedented collaboration between artistic practice and scholarly 
research.  Toronto is one of the most culturally diverse cities in North 
America and it is a nucleus for numerous dance, theatre and performance 
artists, physical theatre companies, community arts organizations and 
arts-focused educational institutions. 

 

*FOR APPLICATION FORMS AND CONFERENCE NEWS *

*PLEASE VISIT ‘UP COMING CONFERENCES’ AT*

*http://www.sdhs.org/*

*Please direct questions and inquiries to Dr. Darcey Callison - 
sdhs11 at yorku.ca <mailto:sdhs11 at yorku.ca>*


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[1] <#_ftnref1> *Our take on it (Dance Dramaturgy)*

When turning to dance and movement-based performance, conventional 
dramaturgical strategies, which focus primarily on either the 
development of a written script or its analysis and conceptual 
realization on stage, are of limited utility. Rather, in these forms of 
creation, development and production are often fully integrated 
activities. We regard this level of integration as an opportunity to 
combine the tools of established forms of dramaturgy and to gain a 
broader and more interconnected field of orientation. In addition to 
this expanding of the field, modern dance invites the dramaturg to 
develop tools to work with more complex performance materials than those 
that, for instance, cluster around a dramatic focus on structure, 
character, and meaning. Instead of striving to deliver a completed 
artwork for reception, movement-based and dance performances often 
become “events” that facilitate experiences both embodied and sensory. 
These events exist as performative products of the meeting between 
performance and audience and cannot be located within a compositional 
structure, or in such a structure’s ability to evoke the recognition of 
a conventional theatrical frame. Of course, not all of these 
developments in practice are new; rather, the news lies in the 
significant increase in the involvement of dramaturgs and dramaturgical 
strategies in community and theatrical dance contexts.

(Dr. Pil Hansen)

 

[2] <#_ftnref2>  *PERsentations*.

In the spirit of the “SHIFT” component recently adopted as part of 
/Performance Studies international/’s annual conference, PERsentations 
(Performance-Presentations) are sites of active, participatory 
practice/research interaction by teams of collaborating artists, 
scholars, and artist/scholars. Multiple slots in the schedule will be 
reserved specifically for PERsentations, which should involve the 
participation of conference attendees and which will include both indoor 
and outdoor events. Priority will be given to proposals that directly 
address the conference theme.

(PERsentation Coordinator, Dr. Bruce Barton)

 

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