Dance, Timing and Musical Gesture

Call for abstracts

13 – 15 June 2008
University of Edinburgh, Scotland

The Institute for Music in Human and Social Development, in collaboration with Queen’s University, Canada, invites abstracts for an interdisciplinary, international conference on the topic of Dance, Timing and Musical Gesture. The aim of the conference is to consider the temporal dynamics, expressive possibilities and communicative power of dance and musical movement. The meeting will include talks, posters, dance workshops and performances and will take place in the beautiful and culturally vibrant city of Edinburgh. Three student scholarships are available, covering registration and accommodation.

Invited Speakers:
Prof. Stephanie Jordan (Roehampton University, UK) Dance Studies
Prof. Mercédès Pavlicevic (Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre, UK) Community Music Therapy
Prof. Dee Reynolds (University of Manchester, UK) Dance and Performance Studies
Prof. Daniel Stern (University of Geneva, Switzerland) Developmental Psychiatry
Dr. Vicky Karkou (Queen Margaret University, UK) Dance Therapy
Dr. Peter Keller (Max Planck Institute, Germany) Neuroscience of Movement
Dr. Sophia Lycouris (Edinburgh College of Art, UK) Dance Improvisation
Dr. Jessica Philips-Silver (University of Montreal, Canada) Neuroscience of Dance

Invited Performers and Workshop Leaders:
Tricia Anderson (St. Andrews, UK) Choreography and Creative Dance Education
Etch N Sketch (Scotland, UK) B-Boy/B-Girl “Breaking”
Dr. Shelley Katz & Diana Gilchrist-Katz (ISC at Herstmonceux Castle, UK) Gesture in Vocal Performance
Luis “Alien Ness” Martinez New York City, USA) B-Boying and Hip Hop Culture
Méta-Méta (London, UK) Cuban Jazz Performance

Deadline for abstracts: Monday 7 April 2008
Please send abstracts of 300-400 words to Dr. Nikki Moran, indicating your discipline and your preference for a 15 minute talk, a 30 minute workshop or a 1 hour poster presentation. For further information, please contact Dr. Katie Overy or Karen Ludke or see the conference website: www.music.ed.ac.uk/Research/imhsd/DanceConference2008

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