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Call for Book Chapter Submissions from Telory Davies of Missouri State University
SDHS community : This is a call for book chapter submissions. A colleague of mine and I would like to put together an anthology and add some of our own work to it.

Our Proposed Book Title is MOTION PICTURES: DANCE'S DUET WITH THE CAMERA

We propose an anthology of critical, theoretical, and/or dance historical articles that address concepts of dance's relationship to the filmed image. This conversation might include any of the following topics: synesthesia between dance and film; ways to integrate dance and film on stage; film narratives that "dance" in their construction and sequencing of images; the location of the "real" in dance that uses film projection; bodies and screens as texts to be read either simultaneously or in reaction to each other; projected image as a space that dancers may cohabit in ways that let the dancer literally move into the film; and any other related investigations of dance in partnership with film or video. The two editors will provide an overview introduction plus one article apiece: Telory Davies writes about Maya Deren's leaps from screen to screen in this artist's 1943 film, "Meshes of the Afternoon"; Ruth Barnes discusses the role of the flaneur in her contemporary choreography using live-action screens with simultaneous recordings of dancers' movement. We welcome both practice-based reflections and scholarly explorations. Anyone who is interested should email twdavies@missouristate.edu and ruthbarnes@missouristate.edu with questions or submissions. Final submissions are due by November 1, 2011.

Telory Davies and Ruth Barnes

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Call for Open Forum / Working Session Participants:

In conjunction with the 2011 Congress on Research in Dance / Society for Ethnomusicology Conference, Moving Music/Sounding Dance, CORD will be conducting Open Forums/Working Sessions at their November conference. They will be offering three sessions. The titles of each session can be found below.

Open Forum / Working Session #1
Leaping into the 21st Century: Re-visioning Cultural Diversity through Music & Dance Curricula

Open Forum / Working Session #2
Interdisciplinary Creative Collaboration

Open Forum /Working Session #3
Integrating Music and Dance Curriculums: How can we broaden teaching practices, address areas of curricular neglect, and stimulate research?

To view the full call for these sessions, please click here

To apply for these sessions, please send your information to the email address of the session convener as specified in the Call for Session Participants.