The Graduate Studies Program of the Instituto de Artes of the
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), in collaboration with
the Brazilian Association of Musical Performance (ABRAPEM), the
University of Aveiro and INET-MD (Institute of Ethnomusicology - Centre
for Music and Dance Studies), will host PERFORMA, a conference on
performance studies, from May 31st through June 2nd, 2013 in Porto
Alegre, Brazil. The keynote-speakers will be Prof. Eric Clarke, from the
University of Oxford, Prof. Paulo Assis, from the University Nova of
Lisbon/Orpheus Institute (Ghent), and Prof. Luca Chiantore, from
Musikeon/Escola Superior de Mu?sica de Catalunya.
This conference seeks to generate and present new perspectives on
musical performance through interdisciplinary dialogue. The main theme
for the 2013 edition will be artistic research and musical performance.
Submissions are now invited; we particularly welcome submissions that
address artistic research as a methodological outlook and that present
practice-based inquiry. The conference will also consider proposals on
any aspect of performance studies such as performance science,
philosophy and performance, performance practice, music pedagogy,
musicology, ethnomusicology and performance analysis.
We welcome abstracts of a maximum of 350 words for:
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Paper presentations (max. length 20 minutes)
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Pre-formed Panels: Please submit abstracts with each named speaker
and their institutional
affiliation. Panels should last 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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Lecture-Recitals: should last from 30 to 45 minutes. Proposals
submissions should specify
exact length and be accompanied by a short curriculum of the presenter.
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Posters.
We do not require a pre-defined proposal format, but we recommend
that submissions include information on context, aims, methods and
results. Abstracts should be sent to performa(a)ca.ua.pt
<mailto:performa@ca.ua.pt>.
We also welcome proposals for 20-minutes long performances, which
will be presented in a shared recital format. Applicants are invited
to submit video/audio recordings of the proposed performance. The
video should be posted on Youtube (please note that you can select
private, unlisted or public viewing) and a link to the video should
be sent to fialkow(a)terra.com.br <mailto:fialkow@terra.com.br>,
accompanied by the name(s) of the performer(s), institutional
affiliation, a list of the works to be performed, and a short bio.
Please note that percussion equipment will not be provided.
The submission deadline is January 14th, 2013.
General enquiries (registration, travel, lodging) should be sent to
lucnoda(a)gmail.com <mailto:lucnoda@gmail.com>.
Abstracts and performance proposals will be reviewed by a panel, and
presenters will be advised as to their acceptance or otherwise by
mid-February, 2013. The deadline for the submission of proceedings
articles (accepted authors only) is March 18th, 2013.
