Dr Karen Pearlman and Dr Richard James Allen recently participated in the 2006 Screendance: The State of the Art Conference, directed by Professor Douglas Rosenberg (pictured) and held at the American Dance Festival, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

As well as engaging in lively and stimulating debate and discussion, Karen presented a paper entitled, "Editing as a Form of Choreography: Comparing the crafts, the creative porcesses and the "intuitive" thinking of editors and choreographer", and Richard presented "Stories Told by the Body: A curated screening highlighting ways that drama and narrative intersect in selected Australian/New Zealand films that are physically told".

There were many interesting presentations at the Conference from a broad array of international artists and academics.  The proceedings are now available through videodance.org.uk here.  As with all texts on this site, this document is copyrighted and all rights are reserved.