Performance Studies Network Conference 2018 The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo 5–8 July 2018 Performance Studies Network Conference 2018 www.psn2018.org Follow us at Performance Studies Network Fifth International Conference 5–8 July 2018 It is my great honour and privilege to welcome you Dear guests, to the Norwegian Academy of Music and the 5th International Conference of the Performing Studies Network (PSN). As one of the leading conservatoires in Scandinavia, the Academy is home to a distinguished faculty of international experts, covering a wide range of aca- demic and artistic disciplines. Our students are sys- tematically encouraged to explore connections between musical practice and research. The recent addition of a PhD in Artistic Research to the doctoral program deepens our commitment to understanding musical performance from the perspective of the artist-researcher. I’m truly pleased to see such a broad rostrum of Photo: David Engmo scholars and performers presenting at the confer- ence and look forward to take part in many discus- sions. It is my hope that the ideas radiating from the Oslo conference will contribute to the further devel- opment of the increasingly essential dialogue between doing, observing, articulating and – ulti- mately – understanding music. Welcome! Peter Tornquist Principal 2 On behalf of the Norwegian Academy of Music I should like to thank the distinguished individuals Welcome to (NMH) and its Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic who have accepted the invitation to serve as Research (NordART) it gives me great pleasure to members of the Expert Panel and who, through their PSN 2018! welcome you to the Fifth Performance Studies statements and opening up debate, may help us Network (PSN) International Conference, the first to towards a collectively deepened and enhanced be held outside the United Kingdom. The conference understanding of the field. And special thanks, of has been convened through the Performance course, go to John Rink, whose visits and ongoing Studies Network, previously hosted by the AHRC advice have helped us in organising the event Research Centre for Musical Performance Studies outside the usual UK sphere, and to Amanda Bayley (CMPCP), now by the Cambridge Centre for Musical for all the wisdom she has passed on from her Performance Studies, launched in April 2015. experience of running the previous PSN conference at Bath Spa University in 2016. Thanks to the abundance of submissions arising from the Call for Proposals, we are pleased to offer Finally, I must pay tribute to the full organisational a wide-ranging programme of presentations and team at NMH, whose members have worked performances that we hope will articulate a diverse extremely hard to create a memorable event for PSN but coherent picture of the current status of perfor- delegates. They and I hope that this fifth conference Photo: NMH mance studies and artistic research across the of PSN will fully live up to its forerunners and will globe. We are pleased to include presentations not point the way to an ever-more internationally con- only from experienced scholars but also from those nected network of performance studies scholars and who are just beginning to make their way in the field. artist researchers. I am deeply grateful to the members of the PSN Prof. Darla Crispin Programme Committee for their hard work in review- ing the over 150 submissions we received for the Vice Rector for Research and Artistic Development event and for carefully selecting from these. I and (NMH) the Committee are also indebted to the musicians Director for the Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic who will be performing for us at various points Research (NordART) throughout the conference and who will give insights into various aspects of Norwegian musical life. 3 About the Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic Research (NordART) In 2015, the Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH) We are very grateful to all who join us here in Oslo, launched NordART as a conceptual home for artistic whether from nearby or from further afield. We hope research within the institution and as the organising you will find these few long summer days in our body for collaborative research events, such as this Northern latitudes to be filled with interesting and conference, which advance the field. In emulation of thought-provoking discourse and, just as import- Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim’s open antly, with warm and enjoyable networking accom- approach to creativity, NordART’s activities range panied by good food and drink! from honouring and revivifying the legacy of Norwegian and other music of the past to develop- Prof. Darla Crispin ing our understanding of musical practices of the present; from new curations of established work to Vice Rector for Research and Artistic Development new compositions and free improvisation. Above all, (NMH) the Centre is dedicated to considering how artistic Director for the Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic research should impact upon music-making in a Research (NordART) socially-situated, global context. By linking evolving artistic research practices with the ethos of personal and professional development that has always been strong in NMH, NordART aims to make distinctive contributions to research activit- ies and networks within the Nordic countries and beyond. 4 Contents About the Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic Research (NordART) ...................................... 4 Practical informaton .............................................................................. 6 Acknowledgements. 10 PSN Programme ................................................................................. 11 Thursday, 5 July 2018 ........................................................................ 12 Friday, 6 July 2018 .......................................................................... 14 Saturday, 7 July 2018 ......................................................................... 17 Sunday, 8 July 2018 ......................................................................... 21 Abstracts, Thursday, 5 July ...................................................................... 23 Performance: Institute for post-human performance practice ...................................... 24 Performance: Music as Emotion ............................................................... 50 Abstracts, Friday, 6 July ......................................................................... 55 Performance: Can I turn you on can you turn me off when you turn me on can I turn you off ............ 96 Abstracts, Saturday, 7 July ...................................................................... 133 Performance: Slåttepiano .................................................................... 172 Abstracts, Sunday, 8 July ........................................................................ 215 Briefing Note: Final Panel Discussion, Sunday 8 July, 11:50–13:00: Artistic Enquiry in a World of ‘Alternative Facts’ ................................................... 232 Sixth Performance Studies Network International Conference, University of Huddersfield UK, 2 to 5 July 2020 .................................................... 234 Arne Nordheim 20/20: Retrospective/Prospective ................................................. 235 PSN 2018 Conference Proceedings and Publication ............................................... 236 5 Practical informaton 1. Conference venues Breakfast for delegates staying in the hotels Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening a bar will be served: will be available on a cash/credit card basis in Parallel sessions will be held at the Norwegian Chateau Neuf. There is ATM cash machine Academy of Music (Norges musikkhøgskole) and • Comfort Hotel Børsparken: close to the Metro stations. Chateau Neuf – Det Norske Studentersamfund, − from 06:30 on weekdays. Slemdalsveien 11, 0363 Oslo, Norway. − from 08:00 in the weekend. 3. Public transportation From the Metro station Majorstuen there is • Comfort Hotel Grand Central: 3–5 minute walk to the venues. − from 06:00 on weekdays. All metro lines traffic both Jernbanetorget − from 07:00 in the weekend. (Oslo S) and Majorstuen stations. All other meals will be served at the confer- You may also get to Majorstuen by bus no. 20, ence venues at the times specified in the 22, 44, 45 and 46 or by tram no. 11, 12 and 19. conference timetable. 2. Accommodation and meals Delegate accommodation is at Comfort Hotel Børsparken (Tollbugata 4, 0152 Oslo) and Comfort Hotel Grand Central (Jernbanetorget 1, 0154 Oslo). The nearest Metro station is Jernbanetorget (Oslo S). 6 Tickets Delegates arriving outside these times should Set-ups Download the RuterBillett app and let the Conference Director know beforehand. Recommended set-up: using your own laptop buy tickets on your mobile. This is the computer or device. easiest way to buy tickets. Conference badges given to delegates when they register must be worn at all times, as a We recommend that delegates prepare and You may also buy travelcards with tickets or badge is required to gain access to confer- deliver their presentation on their own laptop pay-as-you-go credit in kiosks and at Ruter ence sessions and meals. 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