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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Graduate Studies Program of the
Instituto de Artes of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
do Sul (UFRGS), in collaboration with the Brazilian Association of
Musical Performance (ABRAPEM),
the University of Aveiro and INET-MD (Institute of Ethnomusicology -
Centre for Music and Dance
Studies), will host PERFORMA, a conference on performance studies, from <span
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">May 31st</span>
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">June
2nd, 2013</span> in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The keynote-speakers will be
Prof. Eric Clarke, from the University
of Oxford, Prof. Paulo Assis, from the University Nova of Lisbon/Orpheus
Institute (Ghent), and Prof.
Luca Chiantore, from Musikeon/Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This conference seeks to generate
and present new perspectives on musical performance through
interdisciplinary dialogue. The main theme for the 2013 edition will be
artistic research and musical
performance. Submissions are now invited; we particularly welcome
submissions that address artistic
research as a methodological outlook and that present practice-based
inquiry. The conference will
also consider proposals on any aspect of performance studies such as
performance science,
philosophy and performance, performance practice, music pedagogy,
musicology, ethnomusicology
and performance analysis.
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We welcome abstracts of a maximum
of 350 words for:
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<ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li style="font-size: 12pt;">
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Paper presentations (max. length
20 minutes)
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pre-formed Panels: Please submit
abstracts with each named speaker and their institutional
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">affiliation. Panels should last 1
hour and 30 minutes.
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lecture-Recitals: should last
from 30 to 45 minutes. Proposals submissions should specify
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">exact length and be accompanied
by a short curriculum of the presenter.
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Posters.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We do not require a pre-defined
proposal format, but we recommend that submissions include
information on context, aims, methods and results. Abstracts should be
sent to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 53, 244);"><a
href="mailto:performa@ca.ua.pt">performa@ca.ua.pt</a>.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We also welcome proposals for <span
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">20-minutes</span>
long performances, which will be presented in a shared
recital format. Applicants are invited to submit video/audio recordings
of the proposed performance.
The video should be posted on Youtube (please note that you can select
private, unlisted or public
viewing) and a link to the video should be sent to </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 53, 244);"><a
href="mailto:fialkow@terra.com.br">fialkow@terra.com.br</a>, </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">accompanied by the name(s)
of the performer(s), institutional affiliation, a list of the works to
be performed, and a short bio. Please
note that percussion equipment will not be provided.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The submission deadline is <span
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">January 14th,
2013.</span>
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">General enquiries (registration,
travel, lodging) should be sent to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;
color: rgb(0, 53, 244);"><a href="mailto:lucnoda@gmail.com">lucnoda@gmail.com</a>.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Abstracts and performance
proposals will be reviewed by a panel, and presenters will be advised as
to their acceptance or otherwise by mid-February, 2013. The deadline for
the submission of
proceedings articles (accepted authors only) is <span
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">March 18th,
2013.</span>
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