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REQUEST FOR RESEARCHERS’ RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS 2007
Programme: “profession culture"
The National Centre for Dance (CND) is a wide‑ranging French public institution, the duties of which are structured around four principal objectives: to contribute to the development of choreographic culture, to further rapid expansion with regard to the composition and circulation of works, and to offer choreographic performers and dance instructors a quality educational environment while providing personalised support to dance professionals. (www.cnd.fr <http://www.cnd.fr" title="http://www.cnd.fr" target="_blank"http://www.cnd.fr> <http://www.cnd.fr" title="http://www.cnd.fr" target="_blank"http://www.cnd.fr> )
In the context of a partnership between the National Centre for Dance and the French Ministry for Culture and Communication, the Department for the Development of Choreographic Culture (DDCC) is calling for applications for two research residencies.
The DDCC, headed by Claire Rousier, contributes to the development of choreographic culture through the provision of a media library specialising in dance, through research support, and through a policy of cultural heritage revival. The latter takes the form of an editorial programme and the organisation of exhibitions, colloquia and various public events.
OBJECTIVE OF THE FIRST CND RESEARCH MISSION (from January to May 2007)
The objective of the proposed residency is to provide a detailed analysis of documents from the Lisa Ullmann archive resource relating to kinetography (for which a general outline has already been prepared – see attached file) and to study these in connection with selected files from the archives of Albrecht Knust (similarly available in the CND media‑library collections). The purpose of this will be to throw light on the activities of the various centres specialising in kinetography in Europe and the United States and to investigate the establishment – starting at the end of the 1950s – of an international network of notators, who were brought together, in particular, within the ICKL organisation. In fact, Knust’s archives also contain numerous documents with regard to ICKL and, in particular, all drafts, letters and articles relating to meetings that were organised every second year by the body which was founded by L. Ullmann. A. Knust was the first chairman of this body in 1961, and then president from 1969 (see the general outline of the principal folders concerned in the Knust resource, further down).
PRESENTATION OF THE ARCHIVE RESOURCE The resource entitled “Lisa Ullmann's Legacy” was initially presented in its entirety in 7 boxes numbered 79a to 79g, containing 54 folders numbered 1 to 54.
Lisa Ullmann, the last companion of Rudolf von Laban, donated the resource to Roderyk Lange to add to the Albrecht Knust archives that were already stored at the Centre of Dance Studies in Jersey. The date of this donation is yet to be determined, but it took place after 1984 (the date of the most recent document placed so far in the resource). At the end of 2003, this resource was transferred to the National Centre for Dance with the substantial professional archive resource of A. Knust. These were L. Ullmann’s archives specifically relating to kinetography and which contain, in particular, folders and documents regarding the activities and meetings of the ICKL (International Council of Kinetography Laban) and, of course, her relationship with A. Knust. We also find documents among them relating to her dance instruction and class notations from certain of her pupils. Lastly, there is general documentation (periodicals in particular) regarding dance and movement writing. It was in 1959, after the death of Rudolf von Laban, that his last companion and executor of his will invited all notation experts to Addlestone. She had founded the Art of Movement Studio with Laban in Manchester, in 1948; it was moved to Addlestone (Surrey) in 1953 and would subsequently be renamed the Laban Art of movement Centre. The group of experts decided to found an international council and to continue on with exchange efforts aimed at minimising the differences that separated the two branches of the system of writing, kinetography and labanotation. Lisa Ullmann has since worked systematically with notators in the course of her instruction. Notation is, moreover, a mandatory subject in the curricula proposed by the school. The majority of documents in her resource are in English, the remainder being written in German.
OBJECTIVE OF THE SECOND CND RESEARCH MISSION (From October to December 2007) Researchers wishing to apply for this residency must suggest an original research programme based on an archive resource from one of the Parisian cultural heritage institutions or from another archive resource belonging to the CND media library. A basic description of these resources can be found online at the following Internet address: http://mediatheque.cnd.fr/" title="http://mediatheque.cnd.fr/" target="_blank"http://mediatheque.cnd.fr/
GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTED APPLICANTS
A grant of €1,000 will be paid monthly to each individual participating in the programme.
These expenses, as well as welfare cover charges, are taken into account in the budget of the Delegation for Development and International Affairs (DDAI) of the Ministry for Culture and Communication, within the framework of the “profession culture” programme, the management of which is entrusted to EGIDE (French agency for international mobility).
The CND has accommodation available in the Cité des Arts (Paris, 4th arrondissement) and suggest that research‑grant holders stay there while completing their CND research mission.
For the entire duration of the residency, an office with telephone and fax facilities in the DDCC will be made available to research‑grant holders.
Length of residencies available to applicants:
- 4 months between 8 January and the end of May 2007
- 3 months between October and December 2007
HOW TO APPLY Please send your applications before 20 November 2006, in French, to Claire Rousier (claire.rousier@cnd.fr <http://by113fd.bay113.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmb ox=00000000-0000-0000-000 0-000000000001&" title="http://by113fd.bay113.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmb ox=00000000-0000-0000-000 0-000000000001&" target="_blank"http://by113fd.bay113.hotmail...;a=856de111b759afd4529cc6 32a4485fcb2bdc2975dd27b33 e4a36c80e4c9fef44&mai lto=1&to=claire.rousier@cnd.fr&msg=D5394C1E-15E4- 4D4B-945E-43314A7DA29> <http://by113fd.bay113.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmb ox=00000000-0000-0000-000 0-000000000001&" title="http://by113fd.bay113.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmb ox=00000000-0000-0000-000 0-000000000001&" target="_blank"http://by113fd.bay113.hotmail...;amp;a=856de111b759afd452 9cc632a4485fcb2bdc2975dd2 7b33e4a36c80e4c9fef44& ;amp;mailto=1&to= claire.rousier@cnd.fr&msg=D5394C1E-1 5E4-4D4B-945E-43314A7DA29 > ) with:
- CV
- cover letter in support of your application
- research proposal: XXX characters maximum (incl. spaces)
- preferred residency date
A minimum level of French is required in order to apply.
Replies will be made public on 4 december 2006. The request for applications is made subject to DDAI’s confirmation of the grants, at the latest, on 31/12/06.
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