2009 WDAAP Event

The WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE - ASIA PACIFIC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009 “RE-SEARCHING DANCE” – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DANCE RESEARCH 28 November - 1 December 2009, New Delhi   News : downlaod detail schedule of whole event ! Click here!   General Information Conference Choreo-Lab Master Class Evening Performance Concluding Dinner Accommodation Contact Us General Information “RE-SEARCHING DANCE” – AN INTERNATIONAL DANCE EVENT CONFERENCE on DANCE RESEARCH, CHOREO-LAB, MASTER CLASSES, EVENING PERFORMANCES And The WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE - ASIA PACIFIC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009, on 30/11/2009 – 01/12/2009 This is the first World Dance Alliance event in India and we would like to extend our warm welcome to all members of the dance community and other individuals to participate in the event. Co-hosts World Dance Alliance – India School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi India International Centre, New Delhi Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi Supported by Indian Council for Cultural Relations Sangeet Natak Akademi Sanskriti Foundation Gati Forum Centre for Studies and Research in Modern Dance, Rabindra Bharati University Chin Lin Foundation – Taiwan TOP>>   International Conference International Conference: “Re-Searching Dance” 28/11/2009 – 01/12/2009 (programme schedule to be posted soon) Venue:India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi Focus: World Dance Alliance has laid immense importance on equal and simultaneous emphasis on creating a platform for discussions and debate on practice and theory of dance in its previous conferences. In keeping with its past practice the 2009 WDA event has been planned on the theme “Re-Searching Dance”. In an attempt to open up the conference to all individuals who are concerned with important areas of dance-research in the context of society, politics, pedagogy, kinetics, vocabulary, documentation, gender, history and other topics of contemporary relevance. The principal areas in focus are: Movement, kinetics and society Presentation and representation Dance pedagogy of today (registration for the conference is closed and will be open against cancellations closer to the date)   TOP>>   Choreo-Lab Choreo-lab: 21/11/2009 – 27/11/2009 Venue: Siddharth Hall, Max Muller Bhavan Co-hosted by World Dance Alliance – India and Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi Supported by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University. A seven-day choreo-lab process is planned with six choreographers. The six participants will work with each other for a duration of seven days from the 21st to the 27th of November, 2009. On 28th November, the India International Centre will host an evening performance/showing – where each of the choreographers would present a short showcase of his/her individual work. There will also be a discussion/showing/sharing process between the audience and the choreographers with Dr. Rustom Bharucha as the facilitator. Participant choreographers: 1. Navtej Johar - India 2. Anusha Lall - India 3. Nahid Siddiqi- Pakistan (UK) 4. Cynthia Lee – Taiwan (USA) 5. Chey Chankethya – Cambodia 6. Ben J. Riepe – Germany Choreo-lab Facilitator: Dr. Rustom Bharucha TOP>>   Master Class Master Classes: 28/11/2009 and 29/11/2009 (schedule to be posted soon) Venue: Max Muller Bhavan For dance students interested in exposure to techniques Organized by Gati Forum, Max Muller Bhavan, and World Dance Alliance – India with support from Centre for Studies and Research in Modern Dance, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata For more information, contact Anusha Lall at gatidance@gmail.com TOP>> Evening Performance 1. 28th Novemebr 2009, 6.30pm Dance dialogue: An evening with the choreo-lab participants – IIC Auditorium 2. 29th November 2009, 7.00pm An evening of South East Asian Performances – IHC, Stein Auditorium Dear Friends – Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan Khmeropedies II – Amrita Performing Arts, Cambodia Toccata – Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore 3. 30th November 2009, 7.00pm Sharira – Chandralekha Group, India – IHC, Stein Auditorium TOP>> Concluding dinner There will be a concluding dinner, on 1st December, hosted by Sanskriti Kendra. This will be a space for informal interaction among participants and for them to experience a beautiful cultural centre built primarily on natural resources and also meet the person behind it! All participants will be taken there in a bus. 6.30pm onwards.http://www.sanskritifoundation.org/sanskriti_kendra.htm   Accommodation Please download the Accomodation Options as reference.   Contact Email: India.wda@gmail.com, Urmimala.sarkar@gmail.com, anomitas@yahoo.co.uk Phone: +91 9868901315 +91 9830008458 Postal Address: B-2/134 Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029, India TOP>>

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