Dance Scholarship Oxford (DANSOX) and TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities) collaborate to present Day of Dance: Transnational Conversations, a rich mix of dance practice, research and discussion involving leading dance artists and distinguished scholars, and centring on Bronislava Nijinska‘s seminal work Les Noces.
Programme:
10.00am-12.00pm Welcome and Liam Francis choreography session – making new work.
1.15-2.00pm Keynote: Jane Pritchard on Nijinska’s Les Noces
Throughout the day from 1.00pm- 6.00pm, those attending can drop in on a showing of Future Rites by Alexander Whitley Dance Company in the Rooftop Suite
2.05-2.50pm Deirdre Chapman leads dancers in a demonstration and workshop of choreography from Les Noces
3.00-3.30pm Marcus Bell presentation Rites of Spring
3.30-4.00pm Meindert Peters presentation Kafka and Arthur Pita
4.00-4.30pm Hélène Neveu Kringelbach presentation Avant-garde dance in Senegal
5.00-6.00pm Book launch of Lynn Garafola‘s biography La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern with Judith Mackrell
6.10-7.15pm Keynote: Alexander Whitley on Future Rites? with dancers, followed by discussion
7.15pm Reception
Date: Friday 10th June 10.00am-7.45pm
Venue: Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, OX4 1DY
Tickets: Free of charge; to register for the event please use this link.
If you would like to watch the livestream of the day please use this link.
For further info please contact susan.jones@ell.ox.ac.uk & marcus.bell@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk
Finally, if you would like to attend the inaugural meeting of TORCH Network
Britain and the Soviet Union: Cultural Encounters you can sign up for a group discussion led by Gabriela Minden – on the London performances of Les Noces by Ballets Russes in June 1926, a month after the General Strike – by following this link.
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