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The Yiddish Dance Research Symposium
“Defining Yiddish Dance: Secular, Sacred, Borrowed and Transformed”
Sunday, December 9, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Edgar M. Bronfman Center
New York University
7 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003
(between 5th Avenue and University Place).
Admission: $10 general public, $5 students/seniors
contact: Rushefsky, 212-571-1555 ext. 36,
prushefsky@ctmd.org for further information
Sessions: Sunday, December 9 - 10AM - 5:30 PM
A. Welcome from the co-Chairs and Moderator
B. Defining Yiddish Dance
1. Cultural Contexts
2. Dance Genres
3. Gestures
C. Analysis of Film and Video Documents
D. Connection of Dance and Music
E. The Sher and Contra-Dance
F. Interaction with Co-territorial Dance
G. European Hasidic Dance
H. Concluding Thoughts
Evening party--contact
prushefsky@ctmd.org
Monday December 10th: Special Session (place/time to be announced)
A. Strategies for Field Research, Documentation and Dissemination
B. Training Dance Leaders & Encouraging Participation
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