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2019 Conference
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Scientific committee
Since 2008 Saint-Petersburg Historical Dance Club is organising Annual conference on reconstruction of European historical dances of 13th-20th centuries. Starting from 2009 the conference became internations thanks to participants from the near foreaign countries. Since 2010 conference program widened to two days, now there’s not only theoretical block, but also practical performance and presentation block. Since 2011 the conference is organised with support of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
Conference is organized in order to share the information between the researchers, to enlarge the common knowledge base, to find the interconnections between dance cultures from different regions and historical periods, to find the interconnections between the common cultural context and dance traditions. It will feature variety of European dance cultures, history and practice of social dance, its connections with scene, relationship between styles and dances of different countries and regions, in a wide range of events.
Annual conference on reconstruction of European historical dances of 13th −20th centuries will convene for its 12th year at Vaganova Ballet Academy, Saint-Petersburg February 22–24, 2019.
The special theme for the conference this year is “Choreographic expression and paradigms of dance perception in the historical perspective.” We encourage participants to study and analyze those theatrical and social dance performance characteristics that determined the audience expectations as well as the direction of creative thoughts of choreographers, dance masters and dancers themselves.
The timeframe is 13th-20th centuries; the geographical scope is Europe, Russia and countries with a choreographic tradition that had been severely impacted by the European one.
Topics may include but are not limited to:
We invite the submission of oral, poster and dance presentations addressing such questions and others related to the conference theme and the topics presented above.
Abstracts should be submitted no later than the 30st of November, 2018 via link: https://easychair. org/conferences/?conf=drc19
Scientific committee will make its selection by December 31, 2018.
Presented papers will be published. Full texts have to be sent via e-mail no later than the 1st of June, 2019.
Abstracts should be limited to two paper sheets of A4 no more than 1000 words.
Abstracts should include:
Please specify in the abstract description if your contribution is intended as oral presentation with/without additional dance presentation, poster presentation or detailed analytical dance reconstruction.
Full texts should be limited to 8 A4 paper sheets. The printed version of “Materials of conference” journal will be sent to participants by mail.
Conference languages — Russian, English. Proposals and presentations may be written either in Russian, or in English. Translation upon request could be organized.
Participation in conference costs 15 euro.
For any further information please contact us at conference@historicaldance. spb. ru.
Organization committee can provide help with free visa application and information about hotels.