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- FULL NAME: Defne Erdur

- PHONE NUMBER: +90 532 603 72 45 

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- TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY:   Work to be Discovered - Interview with Nancy Stark Smith 

 Defne Erdur outreach proposal for  REFLEX Europe

- DETAILED CONTENT DESCRIPTION (150 words or more):

As part of the REFLEX research, the focus of this conversation with Contact Quarterly's co-founder and co-editor Nancy Stark Smith is on the importance of this dance & improvisation journal in the development of Contact Improvisation; both in terms of teaching & learning/practice. Thru the calling of Nancy Stark Smith and the co-editor Lisa Nelson, with respect to Steve Paxton’s legacy in leaving the center of the work empty – for the work to be discovered & announced by multitude of voices in & around documentation/articulation and sharing thru Contact Quarterly – we will hear more of the journey.

This interview will be realized towards the REFLEX output, aimed for inspiring contemporary dance teachers to document their work.

REFLEX Europe explores the practice of documentation and how it can be utilized in a reflective process in teaching. In both IDOCDE and LEAP the participants noticed that documentation has the potential to feed back into the teaching of dance, improving the quality of the teaching, deepening historical connections and developing the analytical and creative potential of the teacher.

REFLEX Europe researches multi-modal documentation practices and creates the REFLEX tool & guide consisting of a manual and a workshop to facilitate the learning process through documentation.

- SUMMARY OF CONTENT DESCRIPTION

 As part of the REFLEX research on documenting contemporary dance, Ulla Mäkinen will interview Frey Faust and discuss his work with Axis Syllabus and his approach to documenting. 

This interview will be a part of the REFLEX tool&guide manual aimed for inspiring contemporary dance teachers to document their work.

- SHORT BIOGRAPHY

As part of the REFLEX research, the focus of this conversation
is on the importance of Contact Quarterly in the development of Contact Improvisation; both in terms of teaching & learning/ practice. Paying homage to Lisa Nelson’s editorial contributions, with respect to Steve Paxton’s legacy in leaving the center of the work empty – for the work to be discovered & announced by multitude of voices in & around documentation/articulation and sharing thru Contact Quarterly – we will hear more of the journey.

This interview will be a part of the REFLEX output aimed for inspiring contemporary dance teachers to document their work.

- AIMED AT WHO (AND HOW MANY PEOPLE MIN /MAX?), 

all welcome. outside people will be invited. Aimed to IDOCDE participants and other ImpulsTanz participants, people knowing Nancy's work and Contact Quarterly and those who are new to it. Also aimed for the CI dancers to link it to the CI theme of this year's festival.

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-  TIME REQUEST: 1 hour on Sunday, before the Underscore                                                                                                                                                              

- TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS (audio, beamer etc):   

chairs

mics                                                                                                                                                                 

- SPACE NECESSITY (studio size etc):

size for fitting enough audience. chairs.

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