Improvisation in Dance: A Philosophical Perspective

Program (please note this may be subject to change):

Thursday 21st May

9:30: Welcome

10:00: Keynote Speaker: Renee Conroy “The Art of Making Mistakes?”

11:15: Submitted Paper: Ian Heckman “Are Instances of Improvisation Works of Dance?”

12:20: Improv Exchange Workshop: Rachel Dean “Starting with sensation”

Description: Take time to tune into sensation, awaken body awareness and open the way for embodied knowledge to inform us throughout the conference. A practical session suitable for all.

13:20: Lunch

14:30: Submitted Paper: Donnchadh O’Conaill “Is Improvisation Non-Intentional?”

15:30: Submitted Paper: Louise Douse “Flow in Improvisation: A Liminal Space”

16:30: Coffee break

17:00: Keynote Speaker: Vida Midgelow “Improvisation in Dance: Un/Trans/Disciplinary Knowledge”

18:15: End of day

18:30: Conference Dinner

Friday 22nd May

9:30: Keynote Speaker: Barbara Montero “Should Dance Improvisation be Spontaneous?”

10:45: Submitted Paper: Sherri Irvin “Variability and the Work of Contemporary Dance”

11:45 Coffee Break

12:00: Improv Exchange Presentations:

            Daliah Touré "Non-consensus in collaboration...a closer look at Mathilde's work with performance scores"
            Marie Andersen "Body, Practice, Knowing: Enquires in Somatic Epistemologies"

13:00: Lunch

14:10: Submitted Paper: Carla Bagnoli “The Springs of Action in Buto Improvisation”

15:10: Submitted Paper: Rebecca Stancliffe “Representing the Essential Properties of Dance: Scores for Improvisation”

16:10: Coffee break

16:30: Improv Exchange Performance: Daliah Touré, Marie Andersen, Rachel Dean “Constant Beginnings”

17.30: End of day