Performance Studies Network International Conference: 14-17 July 2011

The Performance Studies Network - hosted by the AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice (CMPCP) - will hold its first international conference at the University of Cambridge from Thursday 14 July to Sunday 17 July 2011. Most conference activities will be held in the Faculty of Music, and delegates will be accommodated in nearby Robinson College. Plenary sessions will be led by members of the CMPCP team and by invited speakers from outside the Centre; there will also be a range of performance events, including a concert given by the internationally renowned Endellion Quartet.

The Call for Papers will be issued in Autumn 2010, inviting proposals for individual papers, panel sessions, posters, and events featuring live performance. Registration forms will also be made available then; early booking is strongly encouraged owing to the limited number of spaces available at Robinson College.

About the Performance Studies Network

CMPCP is developing a Performance Studies Network that will draw on the workshops attached to each research project in addition to hosting three international conferences in years 2, 4 and 5, i.e. in July 2011, December 2012 and March 2014. Modelled on the AHRC’s research networking scheme, this initiative will facilitate interaction between musicians and scholars working across a spectrum of disciplines; enable the development of new and more diverse research activity; define an increasingly inclusive and cohesive community of performance studies specialists and other interested parties; and lay the foundation for continuing dialogue and cross-disciplinary engagement after CMPCP’s AHRC funding ends.

You can subscribe to the Performance Studies Network email forum by visiting http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/PERF-STUD-NET.