- Congress on Research in Dance
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Dance Research Journal, publication of Congress on Research in Dance 
Abbreviated title (ISO) DRJ Discipline Performing Arts Language English Edited by Mark Franko Publication details Publisher University of Illinois Press (United States) Frequency Biannual Indexing ISSN 0149-7677 (print)
1940-509X (web)LCCN 2005-237227 OCLC number 60620743 Links Congress on Research in Dance is an international non-profit interdisciplinary society for dance researchers, artists, performers and choreographers. CORD publishes the Dance Research Journal, and sponsors annual conferences which distribute annual awards. CORD is a membership-driven United States 501(c)(3) organization.
The society was founded in 1964 as the Committee on Research in Dance,[1] and based at New York University. It was formally incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization in 1969. The organization changed its name to Congress on Research in Dance in 1977. In 1991, it moved to the State University of New York College at Brockport. In 2007, the CORD National Office moved to the care of Prime Management Services based in Birmingham, Alabama. Membership generally includes performers, choreographers, artists and dance academics from colleges and universities.
Contents
Dance Research Journal
The Dance Research Journal is the official journal of the Congress on Research in Dance. It is a refereed journal, using a blind review process.[1] The Journal is published twice a year, and carries scholarly articles, book reviews, and other reports of interest to the field of dance research, with its primary orientation being towards the historical and critical theory of dance. In 2011, it is in its 43rd volume, and the editor is Mark Franko, Professor of Dance and Chair of the Theater Arts Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC).
It is indexed in Academic ASAP; Academic Search Elite; Academic Search Premier; Dance Collection Catalog of The New York Public Library; Expanded Academic Index; Humanities Index; Index to Dance Periodicals; International Index to Performing Arts; and ProQuest.
Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research
- 1996, Joann Kealiinohomoku
- 1997, Ann Hutchinson Guest
- 1998, Kapila Vatsyayan
- 2000, Ivor Guest
- 2001, Deborah Jowitt
- 2003, Sally Banes
- 2005, Marcia Siegel
- 2007, Robert Farris Thompson
- 2008, John Acocella
Outstanding Leadership in Dance Research
- 1995, Carl Wolz
- 1996, Gigi Oswald
- 1997, Selma Jeanne Cohen
- 1998, Vicki Risner
- 1999, Ernestine Stodelle
- 2000, David Vaughn (dance author)
- 2001, Beate Gordon
- 2003, Jane Bonbright
- 2005, Katherine Dunham and Anna Halprin
- 2006, Elsie Ivancich Dunin and Allegra Fuller Snyder
- 2007, Susan Leigh Foster
- 2008, Brenda Dixon Gottschild
See also
- Timeline of music in the United States (1950 - 1969)
- American Dance Guild
- Society of Dance History Scholars
Notes
- ^ Kolcio, Katja (Spring 2007). "A pillar supporting research in dance for 40 years" (Word doc). CORD Newsletter (Congress on Research in Dance) XXVII (1). http://www.cordance.org/downloads/newsletter_spring_2007.doc. Retrieved 2008-06-08.[dead link]
References
- Official website
- Kealiinohomoku, Joann W. and Mary Jane Warner, "Dance", pgs. 206 - 226, in the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
- American Dance Guild
- Society of Dance History Scholars
Categories:- Dance organizations
- Organizations established in 1965
- Dance awards
- Learned societies
- Dance research
- University of Illinois Press academic journals
- Arts journals
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