CFP - K'zoo 42

Long Ago and Far Away: Intra-european perspectives on early modern dance.Early Dance at Kalamazoo45th International Congress on Medieval Studies
Early Dance at Kalamazoo is an organization formed to encourage further scholarship at Kalamazoo in the field of early dance and its relation to other disciplines, including literature, art history,musicology, theater, history, and textiles through the interdisciplinary pursuit, independently or in conjunction, of textual and performative research. We are particularly interested in forming links between scholars in the field of dance history and those in other disciplines, as each group is, to its detriment, often unaware of the significant work done by the other. We focus on different aspects of issues in dance reconstruction and the general subject area, bringing together scholars of dance, manuscript illumination, textiles, and church history.
This year's proposed session looks at cross-cultural aspects of and perspectives on early modern dance, its history, and textual background, such as the rennaisance French interpretation of dance in the Ottoman Empire. It is a segment of the field that is rarely studied or discussed and deserves greater attention in order to further understanding of greater cross-cultural currents in 15th and 16th century Europe.
We are seeking papers dealing with these themes for the session entitled "Long Ago and Far Away: Intra-european perspectives on early modern dance." Abstracts are to be sent to earlydanceatkzoo@gmail.com by August 15.

Session Set!

We have a session! Four outstanding papers are submitted to the Congress. I am honored to announce our participants:

Susan di Guardiola - Alcune Cose di Dolce Maniera: Step and Rhythm Variations in Dancing the 15th-Century Saltarello

Thea Frank - Apparently, German Women Were Gauche (Or Maybe It Was Bolognese Women Who Were)

Andrew Vorder Bruegge - The Problem of Tempo: Too Slow, Too Fast, and Just Right.

Donna C. Conrad - Which Way Are We Going? Problems in Interpreting Direction in 16th and Early 17th Century Dance

Thank you. I look forward to seeing you all in May.

(the Chair proceeds to dance wildly, in the manner of the False Maltese Bransle)

Kalamazoo!

This year's session at the International Medieval Congress went very well, and we are now starting the planning for next year. If you have an idea for a session topic (or a paper! we're all for papers!) please let us know. A formal CFP will be forthcoming shortly.