October 27, 2009  
 
Conference on Dance Research, Choreo-Lab, Master Classes, Evening performances from Nov 28 – 30, 2009
and
The World Dance Alliance - Asia Pacific Annual General Meeting 2009, Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2009.

This is the first World Dance Alliance event in India and we would like to extend our warm welcome to all members of the dance community and other individuals to participate in the event.

Co-hosts
World Dance Alliance – India 
School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
India International Centre, New Delhi
Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi
Supported by 
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sanskriti Foundation 
Gati Forum, Centre for Studies and Research in Modern Dance, Rabindra Bharati University
Chin Lin Foundation – Taiwan

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “RE-SEARCHING DANCE”
November 28 – 30, 2009 
Venue: India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi 
Focus: World Dance Alliance has laid immense importance on equal and simultaneous emphasis on creating a platform for discussions and debate on practice and theory of dance in its previous conferences. In keeping with its past practice the 2009 WDA event has been planned on the theme “Re-Searching Dance.”

In an attempt to open up the conference to all individuals who are concerned with important areas of dance-research in the context of society, politics, pedagogy, kinetics, vocabulary, documentation, gender, history and other topics of contemporary relevance.

The principal areas in focus are:
• Movement, kinetics and society
• Presentation and representation
• Dance pedagogy of today

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the World Dance Alliance – Asia Pacific 
Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2009
Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi

CHOREO-LAB: November 21 – 27, 2009
Venue: Siddharth Hall, Max Muller Bhavan 
Co-hosted by 
World Dance Alliance – India and Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi
Supported by
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

A seven-day choreo-lab process is planned with six choreographers. The six participants will work with each other for a duration of seven days from the 21st to the 27th of November, 2009. 
On 28th November, the India International Centre will host an evening performance / showing – where each of the choreographers would present a short showcase of his/her individual work.
There will also be a discussion/showing/sharing process between the audience and the choreographers with Dr. Rustom Bharucha as the facilitator.

Participant choreographers: 
1. Navtej Johar - India
2. Anusha Lall - India
3. Nahid Siddiqi- Pakistan (UK)
4. Cynthia Lee – Taiwan (USA) 
5. Chey Chankethya – Cambodia
6. Ben J Riepe – Germany
Choreo-lab Facilitator: Dr. Rustom Bharucha 

MASTER CLASSES: November 28 and 29, 2009 (schedule to be posted soon)
Venue: Max Muller Bhavan
For dance students interested in exposure to techniques
Organized by 
Gati Forum, Max Muller Bhavan, and World Dance Alliance – India 
with support from 
Centre for Studies and Research in Modern Dance, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

EVENING PERFORMANCES 
- 28th Nov 2009, 6.30pm
Dance dialogue: An evening with the choreo-lab participants – IIC Auditorium
- 29th Nov 2009, 7pm
An evening of South East Asian Performances – IHC, Stein Auditorium
DEAR FRIENDS – Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
KHMEROPEDIES II – Amrita Performing Arts, Cambodia
TOCCATA – Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
- 30th Nov 2009, 7pm
SHARIRA – Chandralekha Group, India – IHC, Stein Auditorium

Info:
Urmimala Sarkar: urmimala.sarkar@gmail.com