Dance to Cello. This is a dance session ('jam') for contact improvisation with an introduction /warm-up and musical accompaniment by cello. Josie Webber will play cello. All are welcome including those not at Oxford University and beginners.

Contact improvisation is a dance which originated in the 1970’s and which has now spread throughout the world. It’s often taught in university dance courses but it’s easy to learn and fun. It’s an improvised dance - a dialogue in movement - which has a fluid and dynamic form, and it’s social dancing; not stage dancing. Suitable for everyone, whatever your age, gender or dancing experience.

Please wear loose clothing in which you can move freely and bring a water bottle. Note that the session is in the Multi-Purpose Room on the lower floor of the Club. Please ask at the reception if necessary.

Afterwards, we'll go for afternoon tea and cake.

Photo: Pier Corbyn

Event Time: 2 - 4 pm, Sunday 4 December 2016

Dance to Cello. This is a dance session ('jam') for contact improvisation with an introduction /warm-up and musical accompaniment by cello. All are welcome including those not at Oxford University and beginners.

Contact improvisation is a dance which originated in the 1970’s and which has now spread throughout the world. It’s often taught in university dance courses but it’s easy to learn and fun. It’s an improvised dance - a dialogue in movement - which has a fluid and dynamic form, and it’s social dancing; not stage dancing. Suitable for everyone, whatever your age, gender or dancing experience.

Please wear loose clothing in which you can move freely and bring a water bottle. Note that the session is in the Multi-Purpose Room on the lower floor of the Club. Please ask at the reception if necessary.

Afterwards, we'll go for afternoon tea and mince pie!

Price: £10

Location: Oxford University Club, 11 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ. (See map for location). Note: We'll use the MPR (Multi Purpose Room) on the lower floor of the Club.

This is our maxim: All life a dance; everyone a dancer; every moment a dance.

CARU | Arts re Search Conference 2016

"What does it mean to research art / to research through art?"

Time/Date: 11am–7pm on Sunday, 4th December 2016
Location: Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre; Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP

Organised by CARU | Contemporary Arts ReSearch Unit

Keynote Speaker: Professor Kerstin Mey (Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of School of Media, Arts and Design - University of Westminster

CARU brings together artists and researchers for yet another day of cross-disciplinary exploration into arts research, with an exciting mixture of talks and performances. This year, we are delighted to welcome Professor Kerstin Mey as the keynote speaker, who will open the event with a talk on “The ‘discipline’ of art and the ‘making’ of knowledge”.

Presentations include:
“How Do Artists Use Media Archaeology of 3D Technologies for Creative Exploration of Site?” Tom Milnes / Falmouth University
“O A R: Publishing and Curating Practice Based Research Online” Jessyca Hutchens and Naomi Vogt / Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford
“The under rated art of cleaning” Sarah Younan / Freelance artist
“It’s really interesting but I don’t understand it” Peta Lloyd / Oxford Brookes University
“Dancing with the affective force of creative bodies” Sarah-Mace Dennis: Filmmaker, Writer, Artist
“Researching Accented Cinema through Practice” Dr Itandehui Jansen / University of Edinburgh
“Exploring the potential of creative drama as a learning tool in museums and heritage” Claire Frampton / Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
“Decoding Postures of Art, Science and Technology as a research process” Daniel Romero-Nieto / Norwegian University of Science and Technology
“Hieros Gamos - the Sacred Marriage Rites” Dr Lisa Streitfeld / European Graduate School
“Art & Poetry for Performance” Diana Moore / Writer & Performer
“Embedded Research Approach to Collaborative Arts Practice” Tiffaney Bishop / University of Melbourne
“SHAPES: Creating Digital Simulacra of Abstract Art” Terry Trickett / Architect, Trickett Associates

Keynote Talk: “The ‘discipline’ of art and the ‘making’ of knowledge” Professor Kerstin Mey
While the disciplines of art reach back to Antiquity, the ‘discipline’ (at work) that art brings to the ‘making of knowledge’ remains a contested field in the 21 century. Current debates are informed by the growing institutionalisation of art and its modes of inquiry since the amalgamation of independent art schools into multi-disciplinary universities as it happened in the UK since the early 1990s or the change of status of art academies into Universities with research degree awarding powers. These developments were interconnected with the establishment of practice based research and the implementation of respective PhD programmes. ‘Art as research ‘ got institutionally underpinned through the establishment of research infrastructures for the creative and performing arts including career trajectories and funding streams. On the other hand, government foci on the ‘knowledge society’, the creative industries and the digital economy have put the arts under pressure to legitimsie their role in society including their ‘utility’ and impact. As part of the ‘business’ of education, science and research, art as research is increasingly subject to evaluation, measuring, transparency and accountability.
The presentation aims to explore some of the current conditions for art as research. What dose the application of established research paradigms and practices of inquiry mean for the ‘discipline’ of arts based research, its potential to ‘make knowledge’ and to contribute to the understanding of the world, of ourselves and each other? What are the potential of and challenges for art as research within an increasingly heterogeneous science and research landscape, and particularly with regard to established and emergent inter-, trans-, multi- and post-disciplinary approaches? How does the quest for the ‘autonomy’ of an arts based inquiry relate to the heteronomy of research agendas? How do current debates impact on the ‘order of knowledge’, normative powers and the dynamic relationship between the arts, the sciences and society?

Delegate/Attendance fees: £20 (Students £15) - includes lunch & refreshments
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We look forward to seeing you there!

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notes to take home. Total beginners absolutely welcome.

Refund Policy
Payment is required when booking. We regret that tickets may not be exchanged or refunded after purchase, except when an event is cancelled. For missed classes through tutor absence we will endeavour to schedule catch up sessions where possible. Partial refunds or credits will not be given.

Disabled access
Regrettably, due to the historic nature of the building, not all classes are accessible by wheelchair. Please contact the box office should you have particular access requirements.

NB Please note that our adult weekly classes are not suitable for under 18s

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Refund Policy
Payment is required when booking. We regret that tickets may not be exchanged or refunded after purchase, except when an event is cancelled. For missed classes through tutor absence we will endeavour to schedule catch up sessions where possible. Partial refunds or credits will not be given.

Disabled access
Regrettably, due to the historic nature of the building, not all classes are accessible by wheelchair. Please contact the box office should you have particular access requirements.

NB Please note that our adult weekly classes are not suitable for under 18s

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Disco 60 minutes

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