Second International Dance Conference 2016

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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