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2nd International Conference of Dalcroze Studies: The movement connection
26-29 July 2015
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria
 
https://www.mdw.ac.at/icds/

Following the successful and widely praised inaugural conference at Coventry University in 2013, we are pleased to announce that the 2015 host is the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), Austria.
 
2015 is an important year for the field of Dalcroze Studies. It is the 150th anniversary of Jaques-Dalcroze's birth in the city of Vienna. Other celebrations include the centenaries of the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva and Dalcroze UK (formerly the Dalcroze Society UK).
 
However, the aims of the conference look beyond these particular events and organisations:
 
To present the best of current research and practice within Dalcroze Studies and related fields worldwide, especially – this year – research into music and movement relationships in music, education, dance, somatic practices, theatre and therapy
To develop interdisciplinary research into Dalcroze Eurhythmics and related fields
To develop Dalcroze practice, and that in related fields, through research
To promote contact and understanding between different disciplines, including different traditions of Dalcroze practice and Dalcroze-related practice
 
Keynote speakers (confirmed)
 
Professor Dr Eckart Altenmüller, Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany
 
Dr Wayne Bowman, Professor Emeritus (to be conferred), Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada
 
Dr Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller, dance historian and author of several books onAusdruckstanz
 
We also proudly present:
 
Professor Eleonore Witoszynskyj (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria) in conversation with Dalcroze Diplômé Paul Hille
 
And:
 
Hilde Kappes as our guest artist
 
Call for abstracts
The committee invites submissions from a wide range of practitioners and researchers on the theme of movement in Dalcroze and related practices, for example: the ways in which musicians move to make music, types and theories of movement, traditions and cultures of movement, moving to diverse sources of music (improvised, live, recorded or imagined), movement for specific pedagogical, artistic or therapeutic ends, and observing and facilitating movement. The following themes are illustrative:
 
Music, sound and movement relationships in music, dance, somatic practices, theatre and therapy
Theories of movement
Improvised and codified movement in Dalcroze and related practices
Types and uses of movement in current and past Dalcroze practice
The dynamics of group and solo movement
Cultural perspectives on movement, gesture and personal space and how these interact with Dalcroze teaching and learning worldwide
The role of movement in the historical development of Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Observing and facilitating movement in arts, education and healthcare contexts
Issues in conceptualizing, visualizing and verbalizing movement
Anatomical, physiological, psychological and neuroscientific perspectives on movement
 
We welcome presentations on music, movement and the body from a broad range of disciplines (and all their sub-disciplines) including: anthropology, architecture, biomedical science, cultural studies, dance and somatic practices, education, ethnomusicology, gender studies, history, literature, media studies, musicology, music therapy, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology, theatre and performance studies, and visual arts.
 
Types of presentation
Paper (20 mins + 10 mins discussion)
Workshop (60 mins, including discussion)
Symposium – a shared platform for at least three delegates to present a specific topic in-depth (90 mins, including discussion)
Informal performances (duration variable, to be arranged with conference committee)
Poster
Presentation to host the Dalcroze Studies conference in 2019 (20 mins + 10 mins discussion)
 
A paper and workshop can be combined in a 90-minute presentation. We strongly encourage practical presentations that show research-in-action, practice-as-research, or innovations in pedagogy/performance/therapy that result from research.
 
To submit your abstract, please go to: https://www.mdw.ac.at/icds/
 
The language of the conference is English.
 
Delegates may submit up to three abstracts.
 
Online submission
When you submit online, you will be asked to enter the following information:
Title of presentation
Type of presentation (paper, workshop, symposium, performance, poster, or presentation to host future conference)
Name/s of presenter/s
Affiliation (i.e. principal place of work/study, or, if appropriate, 'Independent')
Requirements (e.g. audiovisual, spaces, instruments)
Email address
Description (If a research paper, please use the following headings: introduction, methodology, results and discussion. If a workshop, please indicate the aim of the workshop, something of the content and how it relates to the conference theme.)
 
All submissions must be between 200-250 words.

Deadline for all submissions: 28 February 2015 (no exceptions)
Notification to presenters: by 01 April 2015
 
Online registration
Register: https://www.mdw.ac.at/icds/   
 
Fee
Delegate fee: €190
Early-bird delegate fee: €160 (register before 31 March 2015 to get this discount)
(Fee includes refreshments, light lunch and conference materials)
 
Scientific committee
Dr John Habron, Coventry University, UK (Chair)
 
Dr Ruth Alperson (Dean) Hoff-Barthelson Music School, NY, USA
Karin Greenhead (Director of Studies) Dalcroze Society UK
Prof. Angelika Hauser (Head) Institute for Music-Movement Education & Music Therapy, University of Music & Performing Arts Vienna, Austria
Dr Marja-Leena Juntunen, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
Prof. Reto W. Kressig MD (Chair of Geriatrics) University of Basel and (Head) University Center for Medicine of Aging, Felix Platter-Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Prof. Samuel Leong (Associate Dean) Faculty of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
Dr Louise Mathieu, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada 
Dr Sandra Nash (Director of Studies) Dalcroze Australia
Dr Selma Odom (Professor Emerita) York University, Toronto, Canada
Dr Joan Pope OAM (President) Dalcroze Australia
Dr Jane Southcott (Associate Professor) Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Dr Somchai Trakarnrung (Associate Dean) College of Music Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr Mei-Ying Liao (Chair) Department of Early Childhood Development and Education, Ming Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
 
Organising committee
Prof. Angelika Hauser (Chair)
Prof. Paul Hille
Mag. Eva Lirsch
Dr John Habron

Contact
Conference administration, registration & submission and finance:
Eva Lirsch [log in to unmask]
Conference logistics, and facilities:
Angelika Hauser [log in to unmask]
Conference content and programme, and hosting in 2019:
John Habron [log in to unmask]