INTERNATIONAL DANCE CONFERENCE 2016 ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR CREATIVE IMAGINATION .
Conference Dates: May 19 to 21, 2016
Caribbean Dance Fusion Works: Rituals of Modern Society The international Dance Conference of 2016 presents a diverse experience inclusive of movement workshops, intriguing panel presentations and discussions and pleasurable activities within the Caribbean Island of Barbados.
INTERNATIONAL DANCE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE DRAFT Date: Thursday 19th May, 2016 REGISTRATION: 9:00am – 1:00pm (EBCCI Theatre Lobby) Time
Location
Activity
Time
PANEL PRESENTATIONS
Location
DANCE WORKSHOPS
9:00am–9:20am
EBCCI Performance Theatre
Welcome Speech : Conference Chair:
Professor Yearwood Gladstone, Director of EBCCI Neri Torres
9:30am-10:20am
EBCCI Performance Theatre
Keynote Speaker:
L’Antoinette Stines
10:30am-12:00pm
EBCCI Performance Theatre
Angeline Young (Risks and Reorientations; Exploring an Asianist approach to teaching Afro-Haitian dance)
Panel: Dance Education Moderator: Michelle GatsbyMillington
Activity
11:00am-11:50am
EBCCI Dance Studio
Kelvin Cooper Social dance practices adapted for stage performance: Bahamian dance
Dr. Keino Senior Interrogating Gender and Dance Fusion in Jamaica, BiCoastal Interpretations of the Kriyoro, Interrogating Gender and Dance Fusion in Jamaica 2|Page
Kevin McEwen Dance Lineage: A foundation in Dance Ethnography for the Performing Artist and Dance Educator LUNCH: 12:00PM-1:00PM 1:00pm - 2:20pm
EBCCI Cinémathèque
Panel Presentations: The World of the Orishas
Roberto Montero Cuban syncretism in the Performing Arts
1:00pm – 1:50pm
EBCCI Dance Studio
Michelle Murray Fossils of Memory
3:00PM – 3:50PM
EBCCI Dance Studio
Pantomime: Gesture and Behavior Roberto Montero
Neri Torres Afro-Cuban Orisha dances: Modern Rituals of Social Dancing Around the World
Moderator: Dr. Grisel Pujala
Leandro Soto To dance the Colors
2:30pm –3:15pm Panel: Rescuing Traditions
EBCCI Cinémathèque
Aminata Cairo Introduction or reinvention of the masked dance in the AfroSurinamese winti tradition: Engaging the web of tradition
Moderator: Dr. John Hunte Andrea E. Woods Valdés Nanigi on the Horizon: Garifuna Woman Perform Their Legacy and Prepare The Next Generation
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COFFEE BREAK: 2:45PM- 3:00PM 3:30pm - 5:00pm Panel: Process
EBCCI John Hunte Cinémathèque Monuments of Freedom: Of Paradise Beach, Rock Sculptures, Water and Light
Moderator: Dr. Juliet McMains
4:00pm - 4:50pm
EBCCI Dance Studio
Shama Harding Dunham Technique
Kelly Johnson Back Burner on High Dr. Joan Francisco Valdés Santos Navigating Ancestral Paradigms: Art and the AfroLatino Presence
5:00pm –6:00pm
Theatre Lobby
Opening ceremony, speech by Barbados’s Minister of Culture, performance by Barbados Landship Association
Welcome Party 8:00pm
Karaoke Night field trip
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Date: Friday 20th May, 2016 REGISTRATION: 9:00am – 1:00pm (EBCCI Theatre Lobby) Time
Location
Activity
Time
PANEL PRESENTATIONS 10:30am -12:00am
EBCCI Cinémathèque
The Sustainability of Dance Traditions
Location
Activity
DANCE WORKSHOPS Taro Nagano Dancing Bachata in a Global Context
9:00am - 10:20am
EBCCI Dance Studio
Gene Carson (Keynote presenter) Barbadian Landship Fusion
10:30am – 11:20
EBCCI Dance Studio
Greer E. Mendy Workshop on New Orleans, Louisiana dances
Melissa Teodoro Negotiating authenticity and tradition in touristic street performances in Cartagena de Indias Diandra Jones Traditional Dance in Modern Times
LUNCH: 12:00pm-1:00pm
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1:00pm - 2:45pm
EBCCI Cinémathèque
Panel: Other Fusions
Dr. Juliet McMains Neck-drops vs. Suzi-Qs: Evolution of Contrasting Aesthetic Priorities in New York and L.A.-style Salsa Dancing
3:00pm - 3:50pm
EBCCI Dance Studio
Onye Ozuzu The Technology of the Circle
4:00pm - 4:50pm
EBCCI Dance Studio
Dr. L’Antoinette Stines L’Antech Technique
Emily Morgan Kathak and Ballet fusion Lana Evans
Jesus, Reigning King of Culture: The WalkHoly Kadooment Band in Barbados and its Public Representation of Christianity Dr. Marcia Burrowes Mascarade related topic (pending title)I am deciding to keep this panel as a twopersons team for the sake of time!! I might have to tell Dr Burrowes to back up…
8:00pm
EBCCI Theatre
Dance Concert
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10:00pm
Oistins
Field Trip
Date: Saturday 21st May, 2016
Time
Location
Activity
DANCE WORKSHOPS Juliet McMains Ballroom: Caribbean Roots
9:00am - 9:50am
EBCCI Dance Studio
10:00am -10:50pm
EBCCI Dance Studio
Neri Torres Cuban Fusion
11:00pm -12:30pm
EBCCI Dance Studio
Open Circle
Moderator: Dr. Juliet McMains
All participants share topics of interest and ideas for next conference . Closing: dance-chanting improvisation 2:00pm-5:00pm Swimming with Turtles
7:00pm
EBCCI Performance Theatre
Conference chair remarks Closing Performance
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