Please excuse multiple postings **** THE WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE - AMERICAS AND THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORTS OF COSTA RICA PRESENT THE 4TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE AMERICAS APRIL 26 - 29, 2001 For further information or a registration brochure: wdaamericas@juno.com ASSEMBLY CO-CHAIRS: Patricia Carreras - Vice-Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Costa Rica Grant Strate - President of the World Dance Alliance - Americas PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Ruth K Abrahams, Patricia Carreras, Ilona Copen, Jan Michael Hanvik, Dawn Lille Horwitz, Grant Strate. PROGRAM OF EVENTS Thursday, April 26 Registration: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Aurola Holiday Inn Hotel, 3rd floor. 10.00 am to 12.00 noon - Meeting of WDA - Americas Board of Directors - Salon de las Premios Magon. 12.00 noon to 1.30 pm - Lunch and dance presentation. 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm - Meeting of the WDA International President's Committee (representing The Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe) chaired by Secretary General, Carl Wolz - Salon de las Premios Magon. Opening Reception: -6.30 to 7.45 pm - Melico Salazar Theater. Performance: - 8.00 pm - Melico Salazar Theater. Friday, April 27 Opening Ceremony: - 9.00 to 11.00 am - Theater Fanal Welcoming Remarks: Enrique Granados - Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports Costa Rica Patricia Carreras - Vice-Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports, Costa Rica Grant Strate - President, World Dance Alliance - Americas Dance Presentation: - (details?) 11.30 to 1.00 pm - RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION - PANEL - Theater 1887 Chair: Ilene Fox (U.S.) Panelists: Marta Avila Aguilar (C.R.), Christine Greiner (Brazil), Carl Wolz (U.S.) 11..30 to 1.00 pm - STATUS & WELFARE - PANEL - Tower Room Chair: Vanessa Harwood (Canada) Panelists: Francisco Centeno (C.R.), Gerardo Chavez (C.R.), Pearl B. Schaeffer (U.S.) 1.00 to 2.00 pm - Lunch and Dance Presentation 2.15 to 3.45 pm - EDUCATION & TRAINING - PANEL - Theater 1887 Chair: Keyla Ermecheo (Venezuela) Panelists: Silvia Kaehler (Argentina), Daniel Lewis (U.S), Alina Abreu (Dominican Republic), Elsa Flores (C.R.) 2.15 to 3.45 pm - PRESENTATION & PROMOTION - PANEL-Tower Room Chair: Jan Michael Hanvik (U.S.) Panelists: Ana Victoria Carboni (C.R), Marc Jonkers (Europe), Alegria Lores (C.R.) 4.00 to 5.30 pm - DANCE CRITICISM - FORUM - Theater 1887 Chair: Dawn Lille Horwitz (U.S.) Presenters: Marta Avila Aguilar (C.R.), Penelope Reed Doob (Canada), George Dorris (U.S.) Performance - 8.00 pm - Melico Salazar Theater (program details?) Saturday, April 28 9.00 to 10.30 am - CHOREOGRAPHY & PERFORMANCE - PANEL - Theater 1887. Chair: Grant Strate (Canada) Panelists: Maxine Heppner (Canada) Jan Linkens (Europe), Rogelio Lopez (C.R.), paper by Ann Marie DeAngelo, circulated (U.S.) 11.00 am to 12.30 pm - DANCE IN FILM AND VIDEO - PANEL - Theater 1887 Chair: Ann Vachon (U.S.) Panelists: Gabriel Gonzalez (C.R.), Rosa Marta Fernandez (Mexico), Suzanne Newman (U.S,), Deirdre Towers (U.S.) 12.30 to 2.00 pm - Lunch and Dance Presentation 2.00 to 3.30 pm - DANCE IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT - FORUM - Theater 1887 Chair: Adrienne Kaeppler (U.S.) Presenters: Patricia Carreras (C.R.), Susan Mertens (Canada), Andrea Seidel (U.S.) Alejandro Tosatti (C.R.) 4.00 to 5.30 pm - PERFORMER & THE AUDIENCE - FORUM - Theater 1887 Chair: Carl Wolz (U.S.) Presenters: Ilona Copen (U.S.), Sandra Trejos (C.R.), Max Wyman (Canada) Gala Performance - 8.00 pm - Melico Salazar Theater followed by a dinner/dance for all members at the National Museum Sunday, April 29 INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 9.00 to 10.30 am - Interest group chairs, panelists and members meet separately to review and summarize the content of panel sessions and further discuss issues: interest groups being RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION, STATUS & WELFARE, EDUCATION & TRAINING, PRESENTATION & ADMINISTRATION, and CHOREOGRAPHY & PERFORMANCE (meeting rooms to be assigned). 9.00 TO 11.00 am - FILM & VIDEO SCREENINGS at the National Video Center Hosts: Ann Vachon (U.S), Deirdre Towers (U.S) 11.15 am to 12.45 - WDA - Americas Annual Membership Meeting followed by Board of Directors meeting - Theater 1887. 12.45 to 2.15 pm - Lunch and Dance Presentation 2.30 to 4.30 pm - International Dance Day Message - Ilona Copen (U.S.) Plenary and Closing Session - Theater 1887 Performance - Melico Salazar Theater -- Ilene Fox, Executive Director Dance Notation Bureau, 151 W. 30th Street, Suite 202, New York, NY 10001 212-564-0985; fax: 212-904-1426; notation@mindspring.com; <http://www.dancenotation.org>
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