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Sara Wookey: Dance is Hard to See – Transmitting Trio A (1966) and other Acts of Preservation

Sara Wookey, a dance artist, choreographer and scholar, reflects on Yvonne Rainerโ€™s work Trio A (1966) through the lens of bodily and verbal transmission, methods of remembering and material pedagogical tools. She also discusses her own work, Punt.Point, which entered the collection of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven in 2018. In the pursuit of reactivating and preserving dance and expanded choreographic practices in the art museum, what might be missing in the performance archive and in the recording of the transmission processes?

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OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION GRANT FOR THE SECOND VOLUME OF OUR ANTHOLOGY!

Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care, Vol. 2 We are happy to announce that the second volume of our anthology Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care has received a book grant from the Swiss National Foundation! With the support of this grant, we will be able to …

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We are hiring!

Come work with us as SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow, 75%, in our project Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge (2020-25). This is a short-term position that commences on April 15, 2024, and ends on January 31, 2025. Please refer to the full description of this position below.