COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL
Making connections: Hip-Hop dances as fields of research and invention
CND Centre national de la danse
Freestyle Villette
Since the emergence of hip-hop in the Bronx in the 1970s, references to “knowledge” have been at the heart of the movement. For hip-hop dancers, the quest for “information”, has been characterized by difficulties in accessing images of dance, relatively few opportunities to meet with pioneers, and by the transmission of dance practices outside of studios and academic contexts.
These conditions have shaped the construction and acquisition of knowledge along various modalities and in various contexts, as hip-hop dances offer unique perspectives to interrogate how knowledge is “made”.
The conference invites a wide range of perspectives. It invites us to decenter our narratives and to consider post-colonial and post-migratory perspectives, cultural hybridization, as well as multi-vocal and poly-spatial narratives. It highlights the importance of practice-based research and invites us to reflect on the place of participation, co-constructions and shared authority within dance research.
Paying attention to hip-hop bodies and souls revivifies oral transmission initiatives, as well as public history, documentation and notation by hip-hop dancers. This conference is moreover connected to the history of hip-hop in France, especially the Rencontres nationales de danse urbaine in La Villette in 1996, the creation of the “Juste Debout” contest in 2003 and its subsequent international fame, to the inclusion of breakdance in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Program
Scientific Committee Philippe Almeida, MouvMatik Company Alice Aterianus Owanga, University of Neuchâtel Alex Benth, Dezequilibre Company Friederike “Frieda” Frost, Chara Company and Nutrispektif Collective Marina Gomes, Hylel Company Linda Hayford, CCN de Rennes et de Bretagne and FAIR(E) Collective Anaïs Henneuse, Where We Come From and Go On Girls Edwin Hill, University of Southern California François Lamargot, XXe Tribu and Poisson/Buffle Company Mahalia Lassibille, University Paris 8 Raphaël Stora, Director Lumi Sow, Sons of WindScientific Coordination Laurent Barré and Laura SteilThe international conference Faire connaissance: les danses hip-hop, terrains de recherche et d’invention is organized in partnership with the CN D National Dance Center
Practical information
Grande Halle
Metro
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin station
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de Pantin station
Bus
Bus 75, 151 - Porte de Pantin stop
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
Bike GH
Vélib' docking points
Bike racks
Electric bikes
A battery container is located in front of the Grande Halle.
- This show is accessible to blind or visually impaired people
- Accessible for wheelchair users, contact: 01 40 03 75 75
- This space is wheelchair accessible.
- This space is partially accessible for deaf people, depending on the program.
- This space is partially accessible for hearing aid users, depending on the program.
- This space is partially accessible for visually impaired and blind people.
- This space is accessible for people with psychological, cognitive, or intellectual disabilities.
- Simultaneous translation
- Light refreshments available on site before the show in the Grande Halle.
- Several dining options are available in the park before or after the show, discover them HERE.
Access to the venue is subject to security checks.
- Prohibited items: all glass containers, sharp or blunt objects, weapons of any kind or replicas, animals except guide dogs, large luggage or bags, batteries for electric bikes and scooters.
- Security staff have the final decision on what items are allowed inside.
- Bringing food into the performance hall is not permitted.
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