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23rd World Congress on Dance Research Athens, 1-5 July 2009


You are cordially invited to attend the largest gathering of dance specialists world-wide, the best opportunity to showcase one's work to a wide audience of practitioners, dance teachers, choreographers, researchers, journalists, organizers and suppliers.
442 conferees from 51 countries of the 5 continents took part last year.

The 9-hours-a-day program in parallel rooms includes:
- Research reports (papers) are presented and discussed among peers
- Lectures on original subjects resulting from long experience
- Classes, where teachers give a short demonstration of their method
- Performances by dance companies, duos or solos
- Video projections presenting choreographies or full performances
- Exhibitions and sale of books, records, pictures, costumes, accessories etc.
- Evenings where members can discuss in a relaxed setting or dance to local music.
- Visits to places of special interest, such as dance schools, museums, sites etc.

All forms of dance are represented. Strictly non-profit.
Not to be confused with festivals, workshops, competitions, forums or open conferences.
Venue is the Electra Palace Hotel, a 5-star luxury hotel with roof swimming pool in Plaka, the picturesque old town of Athens under the Acropolis. Evening performances at the 900-seat Dora Stratou garden theatre under the Acropolis.


The congress is organized by the Dora Stratou Dance Theater and the Athens Section of CID, in collaboration with the International Dance Council CID.
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Municipality of Athens and the National UNESCO Commission.

Intended primarily for professionals, it is a trade fair and a participatory event, facilitating contacts with colleagues and informal discussions.

Submitting a presentation (research report, lecture-demonstration, class, performance, exhibition, projection) is optional. For each presentation a text must be sent before 30 May 2009.
Absentee presenters can register also; their presentations will be included in the program and in the proceedings. The proceedings DVD circulates worldwide in many thousands of copies; it is sent free of charge upon registration, together with other gifts.

To apply for a visa to consulates and/or financial assistance, registered participants receive an official certificate. Please make arrangements as early as possible.

Congress Secretariat: Dora Stratou Dance Theater, Scholiou 8, Plaka, GR-10558 Athens, Greece; tel. (30)210 324 6188, fax (30)210 324 6921; Skype; PayPal
www.cid-unesco.org; president@cid-unesco.org

Full information at: www.orchesis-portal.org/cdr/
Electra Palace Hotel: www.electrahotels.gr/electra-palace-athens/
Dora Stratou Dance Theatre: www.grdance.org


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- The International Dance Council CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.
- CID is recognized by UNESCO, national and local governments, international organizations and institutions.
- Its members are the most prominent federations, associations, schools, companies and individuals in more than 150 countries.
- CID was founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, where it is based.
- UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.


Permanent Headquarters:
International Dance Council CID
UNESCO, 1 rue Miollis, FR-75732 Paris 15, France
www.unesco.org/ngo/cid


The CID current President’s office:
Dora Stratou Dance Theater, Scholiou 8, Plaka, GR-10558 Athens, Greece
Tel. (30)210 324 4395 & 210 324 6188; fax (30)210 324 6921
www.cid-unesco.org
president@cid-unesco.org






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