Dance Research Forum Ireland’s 3rd International Conference
24 Jun 2010 - 27 Jun 2010
All day
Tickets: €
The conference, in keeping with the aims and objectives of Dance Research Forum Ireland, provides a platform for both dance academics and dance artists in Ireland and abroad. Included in its programme are academic-based paper presentations, practice-based research presentations, lecture demonstrations, dance workshops, a student poster exhibition, and dance performance contributions. The conference explores improvisation in dance research and practice. What is improvisation and how relevant is it to dance research and practice? Is improvisation a subjective experience; a creative tool; a mode of performance - or all or none of the above? How is improvisation transmitted? What methodologies or techniques are used or are being developed; and how is improvisation documented? What or who are the primary and secondary sources?
Broadly defined as 'spontaneous composition', improvisation has always been an integral part of dance practice. The aim of this conference is to identify and document how and where improvisation has been, and is being, used in dance practice; and its relevance and importance in dance research and dance practice as research.
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