Jaques Dalcroze Congress in Vienna
Under the title "The movement connection", the second international congress of Dalcroze Studies will take place at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna from July 26 to 29, 2015. A memorial plaque for Émile Jaques-Dalcroze will also be installed on July 26.
On the occasion of the 150th birthday of Jaques-Dalcroze, who was born in Vienna and lived and studied here for ten years, the "2nd International Conference of Dalcroze Studies" will take place in Vienna in 2015. The most important findings of current research and practice within Dalcroze Studies, as well as related fields worldwide, will be presented, including above all research on the relationship between music and movement in the fields of music, dance, somatic practice, theater and therapy.
Born in Vienna, the Swiss Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865 - 1950) was a pioneer of modern music education and also influenced modern dance with the rhythmic gymnastics he developed. To mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, a commemorative plaque will be placed at his birthplace in Vienna, Am Hof 8, on July 26.
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