Designed to

> Open dialogue
> Expand and clarify knowledge
> Celebrate sources, developments and applications
> Build community among the full spectrum of professionals using Laban-based symbols

Program Highlights

> Keynote Address: Notation, Language and Meaning-Making in Dance by Edward Warburton

> Four Movement Sessions led by Ann Kipling Brown, Jane Dulieu, Jackie Hand and Peggy Hackney

> Four Theory Sessions
See DNB Webpage for Position Papers and Open Discussion April 15 – July 31, 2001: www.dancenotation.org
. Two Panel Discussions:
Panelists: Odette Blum, Ann Kipling Brown, Ann Hutchinson Guest, Peggy Hackney, Jackie Hand, Jean Johnson Jones, Karen Studd and Charlotte Wile
ß Opening Topics: Traveling Pathways; Direction Symbols; Axial Movement; Whole Body Movement; Stillness, Quality & Pause; Still Forms; Use of (~); Motion & Stillness
. One Presentation: A Methodology for Describing Phrasing Of Movement Qualities in Motif Writing by Vera Maletic
. One Open Topic to be selected by conference participants

> Free Time – to connect, exchange and shape the future with colleagues far and wide, including associates from Dance Notation Bureau (DNB), Integrated Movement Studies (IMS), Laban/Bartenieff Institute (LIMS), Language of Dance® Center (LOD) and The Ohio State University (OSU) Department of Dance
. 30 Minutes minimum, unstructured time to follow each session
. Cocktail Mixer: delicious hors d’oeuvres and cash bar Thursday evening at Alana’s Restaurant, with leisurely ambiance and dinner on your own
. Wrap-up and forward planning sessions – general participation encouraged

> Useful Materials – in addition to proceedings and workshop handouts
. Sale Table featuring motif literature and multi-media resources ($10.00 operations fee respectfully requested of vendors)
. Free Exchange Table for sharing Program publicity, teaching materials and personal contacts


For further information contact Symposium organizers:
Jimmyle Listenbee - Tina Curran