In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization
24–27 October 2013, London
The growing visibility of artistic networks and ideological coalitions among indigenous peoples on a transnational scale urges a fresh look at the cultural entanglements that have accompanied colonization and globalization. With an explicit focus on performance, this international and interdisciplinary conference examines contemporary expressions of indigeneity as a current, politicized and deeply resonant cultural force in our unevenly connected world. Download the CFP here.
| Dates: |
24–27 October 2013 |
| Location: |
Trafalgar Square, London, UK |
| Keynotes: |
Faye Ginsberg (New York University)
Michael Greyeyes (York University, Canada)
Tracy Devine Guzmán (University of Miami)
Margaret Werry (University of Minnesota) |
| Other Participants: |
Expected delegates include Amalia Cordova, Yvette Hutchison, Ric Knowles, Peter Kulchyski, Monique Mojica, Charles Te Ahukaramu Royal, Jerry Wasserman … and more. |
| Convenor: |
Helen Gilbert (Royal Holloway, University of London) |
| Proposals: |
Send 250-word proposals and a brief biography by 30 April 2013 to dani.phillipson@rhul.ac.uk. Notifications of acceptance will be sent within four weeks of this deadline. |
| Language: |
The main language of the conference is English though we welcome proposals in other languages and will facilitate translation for those wanting to speak in Spanish, French or Portuguese. |
| Programme: |
The programme is expected to begin with a welcome event and performance demonstration on the evening of 23 October and will run until the afternoon of 27 October. A draft programme will be posted in August. |
| Registration: |
Registration costs include drinks and snacks at a welcome event, access to all conference sessions and facilities, lunches (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and morning and afternoon refreshments. Early-bird rates until 16 August are £160 (waged) and £95 (students/unwaged). Subsequent rates are £195 and £115 respectively. Registration opens at in early June and will close three weeks before the start of the conference. Note: the number of places will be strictly limited. |
| Exhibition: |
EcoCentrix: Indigenous Arts, Sustainable Acts, will be held at the Bargehouse on London’s Southbank from 24 October to 9 November 2013. This free performance-based exhibition features a range of installations and visual, sound and digital exhibits. A donation will be invited for small-scale performances. |
| Origins Festival: |
The Origins Festival of First Nations, which is scheduled to run from 22 October to 9 November, expects to show film, theatre and dance from a range of indigenous artists at different London venues over 15 days. Tickets will be available through a local agency. |
| Accommodation: |
London has an extensive range of accommodation options including budget hostels and hotels, bed and breakfast lodging and short-stay rental apartments. We cannot provide assistance with booking accommodation but a list of some potential options to help delegates in planning will be posted here soon. |
| Visas: |
Delegates should approach the relevant embassy in their country of residence to obtain a visa, if required, to enter the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, we cannot help with this process except to issue letters of invitation if requested. Please start this process early as it can take some time to complete. |
| Funding: |
All delegates who need financial assistance to join us for the conference should approach their own institutions or local funding bodies in the first instance. Thanks to our main sponsor, the European Research Council, we have been able to keep registration costs to a minimum compared with other conferences of this kind. We plan to offer a limited number of small conference bursaries to students and/or scholars in low-income regions to assist with their expenses. These bursaries will be allocated on a competitive basis (via a simple application form) once abstracts are assessed. Further information about the process and the application deadlines will be posted by the end of May. |
| Enquiries: |
dani.phillipson@rhul.ac.uk |
This conference and the EcoCentrix exhibition are funded by the ERC project, ‘Indigeneity in the Contemporary World: Performance, Politics, Belonging’. Directed by Professor Helen Gilbert, Centre for International Theatre and Performance Research, Royal Holloway, University of London.
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