Speaker:
Mique'l Dangeli
Date:
April 15, 2015 Mique’l speaks about her PhD research on Northwest Coast First Nations dance. Her dissertation focuses on the work of “dance artists” (choreographers, composers, and dance group leaders) and the way in which they enact "dancing sovereignty"--a concept she coins in her work--through the dynamic assertions of protocol (Indigenous laws) integral to their performances and processes of creating new songs, dances, and collaborations.
“Protocol is stripped of its power through generalization. It is very specific laws that dance artists are enacting within their nation; they are…taking into account the context of the situation, the political demands, and also the purpose and intention of their work."
Mique’l Dangeli holds a PhD in Art History from UBC, and is an IPinCH Fellow.
Video produced by Aynur Kadir (filmed in November 2014). Music courtesy of Mique'l and Mike Dangeli of the Git Hayetsk Dancers.
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- Community-Based Cultural Heritage Research (Research Theme)
- Indigenous Research Ethics (Research Theme)
