SDHS Conference 2009: Topographies: Sites, Bodies, Technologies

Call for Submissions
The Society of Dance History Scholars Annual Conference and Screening of Dance for Camera
Stanford University, June 20, 2009
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2009

The Society of Dance History Scholars invites dance for camera submissions for a screening that will be part of its 2009 conference, “Topographies: Sites, Bodies, and Technologies” to be held at Stanford University, June 19-22, 2009. We invite contemporary choreographers and directors who are currently
producing dance on film/video to submit their work.

The two-hour screening will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Stanford University’s Annenberg Auditorium. The screening is open to conference participants, who include dancers and dance scholars working primarily in higher education. The conference organizers hope that this event will increase
familiarity with the genre of dance for camera within the academic community. Therefore, we are interested in screening work from a mix of established and emerging artists in this interdisciplinary field and hope to gather a representative sample of films from around the world. We are also interested in good quality documentation of live dance and technology performance.

Submission Details/Guidelines
• Works should not exceed 15 minutes in length.
• Works must be submitted on DVD (NTSC or PAL).
• Submissions must be received no later than May 15, 2009 in order to receive consideration.
• Submissions may be sent to the following address:
Colleen Dunagan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Dance
CSU Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-7201
USA

For further information or queries, please contact Colleen Dunagan (cdunagan@csulb.edu) or Roxane Fenton (rfenton@csulb.edu). You may also reach Colleen Dunagan at 562-985-7040.

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SDHS: Society of Dance History Scholars advances the field of dance studies through research, publication, performance, and outreach to audiences across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Organized in 1978 as a professional network, SDHS was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1983 and now counts among its members individuals and institutions across the globe committed to the interdiscipline of dance studies. As a constituent member of the American Council of Learned Societies, SDHS holds wide-ranging annual conferences; publishes new scholarship through its proceedings and book series; collaborates regularly with peer organizations in the U.S. and abroad; and presents yearly awards for exemplary scholarship, including the de la Torre Bueno Prize®.


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