Body, Movement and Dance in Global Perspective

An International Conference

國際會議 • 舞影‧動身心

24–26 July 2008

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Kowloon, Hong Kong

Conference Program

Co-organized and sponsored by
Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University
Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, USA
Institute for Cross-Cultural Research, United International College
Robert Wood Dance-New York Inc.

Thursday, 24 July

7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.		[Optional–Join Local Early Bird Moving Practices in the Park]
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.		Registration and Coffee ACC Lobby Jockey Club Academic Community Centre, Madam Chan Wu Wan Kwai SCE Tower
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.		OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY Prof. Tsoi, Vice President, Hong Kong Baptist University ACC 109 Jockey Club Academic Community Centre, Madam Chan Wu Wan Kwai SCE Tower
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.		Keynote Address David Best, University of Wales, Swansea, U.K. The Social Mind
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.		Lunch [Renfrew Restaurant, 3rd Floor, David C. Lam Building]
2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m.		Paper Session Holly C. Fairbank, Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts and Education, New York Multiple Meanings, Layers of Intent: Efforts to Preserve Minority Dances in China during the 1980s Minako Nakamura, Department of Performing Arts, Ochanomizu University, Japan Developing a Digital Archive of the Works of Ms. Tastue Sata, a Leading Japanese Creator of Modern Ballet
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.		Tea/Coffee Break
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.		Presentation Drid Williams, United International College, Zhuhai Sylvia Glasser's 'Tranceformations'
5:00 p.m.		Siesta/Break [ask for a 6:30 p.m. wake-up call!]
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.		CONFERENCE BANQUET [Renfrew Restaurant, 3rd Floor, David C. Lam Building] After Dinner Film Screenings - Professor Paul Hockings, United International College, Zhuhai Qian Shou Guan Yin [Kwan-yin with Thousands of Hands 千手觀音 Seasons of Migration ACC 109 Jockey Club Academic Community Centre, Madam Chan Wu Wan Kwai SCE Tower

Friday, 25 July

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.		Keynote Address Rachel Fensham, University of Surrey, England, U.K. Local, National, Global Perspectives: The 'Difficult' Interpretation of Indigenous Dance on the Global Stage
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.		Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.		Panel Session: Cultural Knowledge or Corporeal Knowledge? Analyses, Interpretations, and Reproductions of Indigenous Movement Systems in Taiwan Chao, Chifang, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan Introduction Tsai, Li-Hua, Taipei Physical Education College, Taiwan From Field to Stage: A Choreographer's Study of Taiwanese Indigenous Dances Wang, Yunyu, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan The Application of LMA in Analyzing Indigenous Dances in Taiwan Chao, Chifang, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan Movement as the Metaphor of Culture: Toward the Embodied Approach of Analyzing Indigenous Culture in Taiwan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.		Lunch [Renfrew Restaurant, 3rd Floor, David C. Lam Building]
2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.		Paper Session Beth Marks, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago Applying Critical Theory to Interpret Conceptualizations of Health among Persons with Disabilities Zang, Yuli (Amy), School of Nursing, Shandong University, China An Investigation of the Need for Sign Language in Chinese Hospitals Piao, Shu-Chi, National Ping-Tung University of Education/Cloud Gate Dance School, Taiwan We Are the Most Matched Partners: Parent-child Interactive Experiences as Mediated through Bodily Activities
3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.		Tea/Coffee Break
4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.		Round Table Discussion with David Best An informal opportunity for further discussion with Dr. Best about his keynote address
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.		Siesta/Supper Break
8:15 p.m.–9:50 p.m.		Premiere Performance The Pearl Sea Movement Exploration by Robert Wood Dance - New York Inc 來自紐約的創新舞動探索演出 : 海上明珠
10:00 p.m.		Postperformance Reception, AC Hall Lobby Sponsored by the Faculty of Social Sciences, HKBU

Saturday, 26 July

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.		Keynote Address Charles Varela, University of Illinois, USA The Pioneering Moment of Drid Williams
11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m.		Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.		Paper Session Adrianna Pegorer, Independent Researcher, AdagioBrio Dance Company, London, U.K. Performing Gender: Tango in the Milongas of Buenos Aires Baker, Richard Stanley, United International College, Zhuhai Interrogating Sacred Space Yong, Sheenru, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan Creating Contemporary Ritual: The Choreographic Approaches of Anna Halprin and Lin Lee-Chen
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.		Lunch [Fine Cuisine Restaurant, 10A Cambridge Road, Owner Association, Kowloon Tong, HK] Sponsored by the HKBU Sociology Alumni Association

*Reconvene at Australian International School Hong Kong, Auditorium* 3A Norfolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong**

2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.		Lecture Demonstration Mahua Mukherjee, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Guadiya Nritya: A Bengal School of Classical Dance
2:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m.		Lecture Demonstration Shannon Mabra, Kwok-Sun Yuen, Winnie Wu--Sweden The Evolution of 'House'
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.		Solo Performance Holly C. Fairbank Through/ 穿過
3:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m.		Presentation and Discussion Robert Wood, Robert Wood Dance - New York Inc. Brenda Farnell, University of Illinois, USA The Pearl Sea Project–Choreography as Live Theoretical Practice