Publication of Vol 1, Iss. 2 of PARtake: The Journal of Performance as Research.  This special themed issue titled “Participation in/and Research: Ethics, Methodologies, Expectations” contains articles, reviews and a special curated section of scholartist provocations. You may access the journal at both https://www.partakejournal.org  and http://scholar.colorado.edu/partake/vol1/iss2.   Articles and authors include: Forum on the Art of Participation: A Curated…

Dear Colleagues Harmony Bench and I are pleased to announce that Volume 8 of the International Journal of Screendance is now live. It’s fully open access and contributions can be viewed online in PDF or HTML formats here: http://dx.doi.org/10.18061/ijsd.v8i0 Warm regards Simon Ellis

Online Now! ResCen Research Centre with Sadler’s Wells Theatre documents the creative processes leading to two dance works as part of the Elixir Festival Join the blog to watch the dance works being created and comment on the developments. The two works are: Forest Revisited by choreographer Robert Cohan and director Martin Welton, and The Road Awaits Us by Big…

International Symposium on Practice-as-Research (ISPaR) “Controversies, Challenges, Conceptualisations: East-West Perspectives” The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is delighted to announce that its inaugural International Symposium on Practice-as-Research (ISPaR): “Controversies, Challenges, Conceptualisations: East-West Perspectives” will be held from 4-6 December, 2017 (Monday to Wednesday). The symposium aims to bring together arts practitioners, thinkers, researchers and leaders in the field to explore…

Colleagues, this journal special issue is now available. It covers representations of space and movement through technologies of vision. Submissions for follow on issues via the conference below. This and previous events included dance and street performance / media. Journal Special issue – Open Access: Visioning Technologies – the Architectures of Sight. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/uclpress/amps/2017/00000011/00000005 Conference  – …

Intellect is thrilled to announce that the new issue of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities (3.1&2) is now available. For more information about this issue please email [email protected]. Articles within this issue include (partial list):   Katherine Mansfield and the dance of life Authors: Keren Chiaroni Page Start: 11 This article explores the links between dance and…

Intellect is delighted to announce the latest addition to their Performing Arts catalogue, Choreographies by Jacky Lansley. Title Information By Jacky Lansley £28.50, $33 ISBN 9781783207664 Paperback 256 pages Choreographer Jacky Lansley has been practising and performing for more than four decades. In Choreographies, she offers unique insight into the processes behind independent choreography and paints a…

The Noverre Press, an imprint of Dance Books, has published the autobiography of Valerie Preston-Dunlop. Full details at: http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/moving-with-the-times-the-autobiography-of-valerie-prestondunlop-p-409.html?sesid=544mmdktdt6b5orj5se37cart3