In this third edition of The Conscious Body meetings, we invite academics and dance / performance  makers  to explore together the inter-subjective space occupied by the performer and spectator. This one day event will also mark the end of the first phase of the labodanse project (labodanse.org) with Myriam Gourfink. Pour cette troisième édition des rencontres Conscious Body, nous invitons chercheurs et danseurs / performeurs à explorer ensemble l’espace inter-subjectif qu’occupent le performeur et le spectateur. Cette journée marquera également la fin de la première phase du projet Labodanse (labodanse.org) avec Myriam Gourfink.

Argument

In this third edition of The Conscious Body meetings, we invite academics and dance/performance  makers  to explore together the inter-subjective space occupied by the performer and spectator. This one day event will also mark the end of the first phase of the labodanse project (labodanse.org) with Myriam Gourfink. Each of the three main sessions will  led by two invited contributors (one from academia and one from the arts) who will interrogate each others perspective / experience / understanding of spectating and its underlying cognitive processes. Ample time will be reserved for a general conversation.
Following the three main sessions we will hold a 2 hours  "open session”  with contributions on the topic  from both academia and the arts (in the form of a poster, video projection, installation, in situ performance, software demo, etc.).

The day will end with a performance by Myriam Gourfink’s company.

The workshop is supported by the Paris 8 Labex ARTS H2H http://www.labex-arts-h2h.fr/
The invited contributors:

• Rosalind Crisp (choreographer Australia/France, http://www.omeodance.com/)
• Nathalie Depraz (Philosopher, Université de Rouen/ ENS, France)
• Frédéric Deslias (Performance Artist, France, http://www.leclairobscur.net/)
• Alessandro D'Ausilio   (Neuroscientist, IIT, Italy)
• Myriam Gourfink (Choreographer, France, http://www.myriam-gourfink.com/)
• Catherine Stevens (Cognitive scientist, MARCS, Australia)

Submission guidelines

We invite scientists and artists who would like to share relevant work and research on the topic of spectating and intersubjectivity during the open session (in either English or French),  to submit a short proposal, via email, 

by May 10th 

to tcb3.2014@gmail.com.
Academic/scientific contributions:  a 1-2  page abstract and a description of the presentation format.
Artistic contributions: a short written description of the work and the format of presentation and visual support if possible (video link, images...).
Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or inquiries.

Proposal evaluation

Proposals will be evaluated by an internal committee.