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The CORD Network Conference on 'A Moving Community: Dance in the Contexts of Culture and Power in Greater Washington, D.C.' held in Oct 1992 was an attempt to understand the way dance creates communities by focussing on the greater Washington, D.C. area. Dancers, ethnologists and administrators discussed how dance affects community in terms of being a vehicle for cultural values and a tool for social outreach programs. Dance also becomes a locus of government-society interaction in issues like censorship where the government decides what a community may watch.
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New applications of technology in dance were discussed in the Dance and Technology conference held in Toronto, Ontario in May 1995. The sessions focused on virtual environment, education, video, performance documentation, stage technology. One session featured a dance performance using virtual reality as a created stage, while another discussed the way computers enhanced dance education. Workshops were also held on developing software for dance research.
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Participants at the Green Mill Dance Project 1995 meeting discussed the relevance of new technologies to dance. Topics discussed at the meeting include the historical uses of technology as part of dance methods and the potentials for abuse in technology. Speakers spoke on the need for focusing on artistic expression without being overwhelmed by technology and the possibility of providing wider access to performances through video technology.
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