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Psi 9 April 7-12, 2003
Field Station, New Zealand: Environment/Performance
Contents
Description
Schedule
Field Stations
Travel
Accommodation
Fees
Performance Studies International
PSi9 Contact
Registration and Payment Forms
Description
The Ninth Annual Performance Studies International Conference will be staged
as an experiment in collaborative fieldwork, presentation and performance.
The conference will be hosted by Te Puna Toi (Performance Research Project
NZ) and the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of
Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Conferences are often attractive
because they offer the opportunity to travel to new or, for many in this
case, remote locations. This conference recognises the tourist experience as
a key component of performance research.
Accordingly, tourist destinations will be treated as field stations: series
of sites and topics designed to bring together scholars and artists,
international and local, from performance studies and other disciplines. In
place of the more finished products that conventional panels and conference
performances generally involve, prospective participants will provide
statements of interest from which specific topics, groups (five to ten
people) and itineraries for fieldwork in New Zealand will be developed, and
leaders/guides will help to prepare the ground in advance, with transport and
accommodation to be organised as appropriate.
The conference will begin with a plenary session. Participants will gather
for a powhiri (formal welcoming ceremony) to be followed by an introduction
to bi-cultural Aotearoa New Zealand as represented by the Treaty of Waitangi,
the colonial nation's founding document. Each group will then introduce
their members and present their research projects, topics and questions, and
will discuss their ideas for the fieldwork. Days two through four will be
spent in the field. Participants will reconvene on the last two days to
present their findings in a series of talks and performances, culminating in
a closing event at the end of the sixth day.
In its insularity and isolation as what developed from a European outpost in
the South Pacific, New Zealand offers performance studies scholars and
artists an environment which in many ways simulates the conditions necessary
for a controlled experiment and which lends itself to successful first-glance
observation. Not only does New Zealand concentrate the most diverse
landscapes in a small area, but it is also known for its radical
socio-political experiments – from the first vote for women to the more re
cent brand of economic libertarianism. Its post-colonial situation has
the unusual variant of a colonial treaty of the British colonisers with the
indigenous Maori, which has now become a blueprint for a desired bi-cultural
society.
Participants are invited to see their own performance research interests
reflected, or perhaps distorted, in the New Zealand context. They will be
able to use their experiences at PSi2003 to consider their ongoing projects
from a different angle, to find a counterpoint to the knowledges they are
already building, and to invent new ways of coming to understand and express
ideas about performance. It is anticipated that papers resulting from the
event will be published as conference proceedings, and that some creative
work might emerge as a result of the journeys taken.
Schedule
Saturday, 6 April 2003
Delegates arrive in Christchurch
Registration
Sunday, 7 April 2003
Hui and plenary at Nga Hau E Wha Marare
Tour & hangi (traditional Maori dinner)
“A Night of Maori Magic” (performance)
Monday - Wednesday, 8-10 April 2003
Field stations
Thursday – Friday, 11-12 April 2003
Symposium: presentations and performances
Business meetings
Friday, 12 April 2003
Dinner & closing ceremonies
Saturday, April 13 2003
Delegates leave Christchurch
Field Stations
You may send a brief outline of your concept, interests and ideas, including
information which you believe will be relevant for developing an itinerary
for the field station. Proposals may be submitted by email (
admin@psi9.canterbury.ac.nz) or fax (64-3-364-2773). We should receive your
proposal for a specific field station by 15th November 2002 for your ideas to
be considered. Each group will have a New Zealand and an international
leader to work as collaborators in developing the concept for the field
station, devising an itinerary for the three days in the field and, with the
assistance of the conference committee, building the groups from the
remaining pool of inquiries and proposals.
Following is a preliminary list of field stations and leaders. We are in the
process of confirming participation in specific groups for those who have
already indicated their interests and will be posting updated group lists
regularly. If you would like to join an existing group, or would like our
assistance in finding a group to suit your interests, please let us know by
20 January 2003.
Gourmet Tour
Richard Till (University of Canterbury)
Richard Gough (Centre for Performance Research)
Lord of the Rings
Alan Wright (University of Canterbury)
Henry Bial (University of New Mexico)
The Ice
Mike Pearson (University of Wales)
Wendy Lawson (University of Canterbury)
Tangible Heritage: Museums, Heritage Trails and Heritage Sites
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (NYU)
Karen Nero (MacMillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies)
Toy Theatre
John Bell (Emerson College)
Sharon Mazer (University of Canterbury)
Sonic Nowhere: Experimental Music
Roy Montgomery (Lincoln University)
Victoria Singh (The Western Front)
Circle Mapping
Adam Hayward (Creation, Christchurch)
Ute Ritschel (Zentrum für Performance Studies)
The Land: Mapping & Whakapapa
Peggy Phelan (Stanford University)
Dolina Wehipeihana (Atamira Dance Collective)
Maori Performance
Te Rita Papesch (University of Canterbury)
Gold and Pounamou
Laurie Beth Clark (University of Wisconsin)
Mike Peterson (University of Wisconsin)
Michael Adams (University of Canterbury)
Wildlife
Una Chaudhuri (NYU)
Bert van Dijk (Wellington)
Colonial Macho (Wo)men and Adventure Sports
Greta Bond (University of Canterbury)
Erewhon
John Downie (Victoria University)
Carole Bellini-Sharp (Hamilton College)
(Post)colonial Shakespeare
Robin Bond (University of Canterbury)
Drag Performance
Moe Meyer (University of New South Wales)
Michael Adams (University of Canterbury)
Travel
Signature Travel, at the University of Canterbury, can co-ordinate travel to
New Zealand. To assist your budgeting we can give you preliminary costs for
air travel to New Zealand. When we have a better idea of the number of people
coming to the conference the agency will negotiate directly with the airlines
to lower the fares.
The agent will arrange flights for delegates from two locations in Europe –
London and Frankfurt – and two from the US – New York and Los Angeles. The
European and New York flights are timed to converge in Los Angeles. From LA a
flight will take everybody to New Zealand. A similar situation is arranged
for returning delegates after the conference. If there is sufficient
interest, Signature Travel will also arrange travel from Asia, and Australia.
Roundtrip airfares (estimate)
London/Frankfurt NZ$2400
New York NZ$3300
Los Angeles NZ$2100
Singapore NZ$2900
Melbourne NZ$700
Sydney NZ$600
Travel Insurance NZ$30
Please check with your own foreign office if your country has a visa waiver
agreement with New Zealand.
Accommodation
We have negotiated a range of accommodation in Christchurch to meet different
needs, tastes and budgets. The rates quoted here are only available by
booking through the conference office (admin@psi9.canterbury.ac.nz). April is
at the end of Christchurch’s peak tourist season, and as there are three
other large events on in the city at the same time as PSi9, we advise you to
register early so that we can guarantee you a room.
Country Glen Lodge
The Country Glen Lodge is a colonial homestead conversion located on the edge
of Christchurch’s central business district and is approximately ten minutes
walk from the Te Puna Toi office in the Christchurch Arts Centre.
Studio single NZ$110.00
Studio double NZ$55.00 (per person)
One bedroom, single NZ$120.00
One bedroom, double NZ$60.00 (per person)
Apartment, for five NZ$33.00 (per person)
Chateau on the Park
Chateau on the Park is a hotel with a King Arthur and Knights of the Round
Table theme. It overlooks Hagley Park and is approximately twenty minutes
walk to the Arts Centre.
Hotel single NZ$130.00
Hotel twin NZ$75.00 (per person)
Hotel triple NZ$44.00 (per person)
Dormitories
The dormitories are located at the YMCA in the centre of the city, across the
street from the Arts Centre.
Twin Room NZ$45.00
Dormitory bed NZ$20.00
If you wish to arrange special accommodation in Christchurch please contact
the conference project manager (admin@psi9.canterbury.ac.nz).
Fees
Registration for the conference covers the meals and events which take place
as part of the plenary and symposium. Please note that the field stations
are to be charged separately, with the budgets for each to be established as
specific itineraries for each station are settled.
Before 20th January 2003
Full NZ$250.00
Concession NZ$200.00
After 20th January 2003
Full NZ$275.00
Concession NZ$225.00
On the day
Full NZ$300.00
Concession NZ$250.00
Payment
Payment may be made by credit card (Visa or Mastercard), or by cheque (in New
Zealand dollars).
The New Zealand dollar is currently valued at about US45cents; however, to
obtain the actual exchange rate from your location you may wish to use the
currency exchange rate calculator which is found on the Bank of New Zealand
website. www.bnz.co.nz.
Please indicate if you are paying only for the plenary and symposium, without
planning to take part in the field stations, on the registration form.
Performance Studies International
Performance Studies Conferences
The Performance Studies Conference was originally launched by the Department
of Performance Studies at New York University in 1995, and was subsequently
hosted by:
* Northwestern University (1996)
* Georgia Institute of Technology (1997)
* City University of New York (1998)
* Centre for Performance Research (1999)
* Arizona State University (2000)
* Johannes Guttenberg University, Mainz (2001)
* New York University (2002)
In its eight years of existence, the conference has gained a reputation for
staging gatherings that attract a wide range of scholars and artists working
in the field of performance. It has become internationally renowned for
creating an opportunity for dialogue among artists and academics in a variety
of disciplines whose concerns converge in the still-evolving areas of
performance research and practice. Its successful coalition of the diverse
field of performance studies has resulted in the formation of the worldwide
membership association, Performance Studies international, under whose
auspices the conference is now organised.
PSi10 – “Perform. State. Interrogate.” – will be in Singapore, 15-18
June 2004.
Membership Information
Performance Studies International (PSi) is a professional association founded
in 1997 to promote communication and exchange among scholars and
practitioners working in the field of performance. PSi seeks to create
opportunities for dialogue among artists and academics in a variety of
disciplines whose concerns converge in the still-evolving areas of live art
and performance.
PSi is actively committed to creating a membership base of artists and
scholars from throughout the world. We recognise that while performance
studies as a field encourages conversations across disciplinary boundaries,
professionals in various parts of the world often wish for greater
opportunities to exchange research and information about performance with
others who share their interests and expertise. PSi is a network of exchange
for scholars and practitioners working in diverse locations, both
disciplinary and geographic.
Delegates to PSi9 must be members of PSi or pay a non-member supplement. For
more information on PSi, please contact the PSi office < www.psi-web.org>.
PSi9 Contact
Michael Adams
Project Manager
Psi 9 April 7-12, 2003
Field Station, New Zealand: Environment/Performance
GST 11-131-859
Please complete and return by post or fax to:
PSI9 Tel 00 64 3 364 2987 ext 7296
Department of Theatre and Film Studies Fax 00 64 3 364 2773
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
New Zealand
PERSONAL DETAILS
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Address
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Email
Phone (work)
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Phone (home)
o If you do not wish to have your name published on a registration list
please tick here.
FIELD STATION ENROLMENT
o Gourmet Tour
o Lord of the Rings
o The Ice
o Tangible Heritage: Museums, Heritage Trails and Heritage Sites
o Toy Theatre
o Sonic Nowhere: Experimental Music
o Circle Mapping
o The Land: Mapping & Whakapapa
o Maori Performance
o Gold and Pounamu
o Wildlife
o Colonial Macho (Wo)men and Adventure Sports
o Erewhon
o (Post)colonial Shakespeare
o Drag Performance
o New proposal, please attach your proposal
FEES
Plenary and Symposium
Before 20/1/2003 o Academic
o Student NZ$250
NZ$200 NZ$
After 20/1/2003 o Academic
o Student NZ$275
NZ$225 NZ$
On the day NZ$300 NZ$
Accommodation
Country Glen
(Per person) o Studio single
o Studio double
o One bed room, single
o One bedroom, double
o Apartment for five NZ$110/night
NZ$55/night
NZ$120/night
NZ$60/night
NZ$33/night NZ$
The Chateau
(per person) o Hotel single
o Hotel twin
o Hotel tripple NZ$130/night
NZ$75/night
NZ$44/night NZ$
YMCA
(Per person) o Twin room
o Dormitory NZ$25
NZ$20 NZ$
Total Due NZ$
Travel
Please indicate where you would like to travel from. The Signature Travel
agenct will contact you to confirm your booking and arrange travel insurance.
o New York
o Singapore
o Frankfurt/London
o Los Angeles
o Melbourne
o Sydney
PAYMENT
Bank Drafts
Please have your bank draft your cheque payment in New Zealand dollars.
Cheques should be made out to PSI9.
Credit Cards
Card type o Visa o Mastercard
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Total to pay NZ$________________________________________________________
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