On the weekend of 4 – 5 August 2012 Australian dance researchers will meet in Melbourne to share their work, ideas and develop their dance research networks. Participants include dance researchers working in choreographic cognition, technology, injury prevention and management, intercultural research, audience development and dance education.
Program
Day 1: Saturday 4 August 2012
Deakin.Motion.Lab
221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic
The first day will be at Deakin University looking at dance research with national and international artists/researchers, including Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli (UK), Kim Vincs and Garry Stewart (Australia) and Carol Brown (New Zealand). There will be a demonstration of Indigenous work by Monica Stevens, and a panel chaired by Cheryl Stock with Kate Stevens and John McCormick. Speaker biographies are available here.
| 9.15 | Registration, coffee |
| 10.00 | Welcome: Prof. Lee Astheimer, DVC (Research), Deakin University |
| 10.15 | Keynote: Dance research directions from a UK perspective by Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli (Igloo, UK) |
| 10.45 | Questions/discussion |
| 11.15 | Morning tea |
| 11.45 | Studio demonstration of Deakin’s interactive work. Includes embedded analysis, 3D scenography, demonstration of Indigenous work (Monica Stevens) |
| 1.00 | Lunch |
| 1.45 | Panel: Cheryl Stock (Chair), Kim Vincs, John McCormick, Kate Stevens, Garry Stewart |
| 3.45 | Afternoon tea |
| 4:00 | Keynote: Creative practice and artistic research by Carol Brown. |
| 4:30 | Questions/discussion |
| 5.00 | End day |
Getting to Deakin University
Richard Searby Room, Building HD, Level 2
By taxi: 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, entrance one. There is a bus stop / drop off zone that will get you near building HD.
By tram (about 45 minutes): Route 75 – City (Spencer St) to Vermont South, stop number 63, outside campus near the ‘Deakin’ signs.
Day 2: Saturday 5 August 2012
Victorian College of the Arts, Founders' Gallery, Elisabeth Murdoch Building
234 St Kilda Rd, Southbank
On Day 2 we'll move to the School of Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts, where each participant will be invited to give a three-minute introduction to their own research. After lunch there will be special interest group roundtables to discuss these brief presentations in more depth, and then each group will be invited to come up with an action plan for future meetings and collaborative opportunities. We'll also look at the future of the Tertiary Dance Council of Australia, with the possibility of broadening membership to individual researchers.
| 9.00 | Coffee |
| 9.15 | The research environment—each participant will take 3 minutes to discuss their research. |
| 10.30 | Morning tea |
| 11.00 | Continue presentations |
| 1.15 | Lunch |
| 2.00 | Research breakout groups (e.g. health sciences, psychology, cognitive science, technology, education etc). |
| 3.30 | Afternoon tea |
| 3.45 |
Groups report back: Actions arising—one future action from each group:(including who, what, when, where?) Future of Tertiary Dance Council of Australia (e.g. opening up membership to individuals) Evaluation |
| 5.15 | End day |