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ICTMD Pre-Conference Symposium

Healing, Health and Wellbeing: Indigenous Perspectives on Music and Dance

ICTMD Pre-Conference Symposium, Online, 27–28 September (Atlantic Daylight Day/Time)

Healing, Health and Wellbeing: Indigenous Perspectives on Music and Dance. This short pre-conference symposium will be held fully online on 27-28 September 2024 (Atlantic Daylight Day/Time) and as advance sessions to the upcoming 48 th ICTMD World Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Engaging with the conference theme of Indigenous Music and Dance, the pre-conference symposium will focus on: Healing, Health, and Wellbeing: Indigenous Perspectives on Music and Dance. The symposium will feature presentations by music and dance practitioners from Unama’ki (First Nations Canada), Taiwan, South Africa, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand. The symposium is organized by the 2025 programme committee co-chairs Marcia Ostashewski and Kirsty Gillespie, and the chair of local arrangements Brian Diettrich. The Centre for Sound Communities (Cape Breton University) will host the symposium for ICTMD on Zoom. All ICTMD members and those who are participating in the 2025 World Conference are welcome and encouraged to attend.

On the last day of the symposium, members of the ICTMD Prize Committee will announce the winners of the 2024 prizes.

Please join us!

ICTMD PRE CONFERENCE PAGE: https://www.ictmd.org/ictmd-pre-conference-symposium-sept-2024-healing-health-and-wellbeing-indigenous-perspectives-music