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International Conference in Madrid (Spain) "Marius Petipa: from romantic ballet to classic"Dates: Thursday 25th - Friday 26th October 2018Venue: Madrid (Spain), Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de ValdecillaOrganization: Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales (ICCMU) and Musicology Department of Universidad Complutense de Madrid, with the financial support of Fundación AISGE (Artistas Intérpretes Sociedad de Gestión) and the collaboration of ADE (Asociación de Directores de Escena de España)Directors: Laura Hormigón (ADE, Madrid), Víctor Sánchez (Complutense University)Scientific Committee: Jon P. Arregui (Universidad de Valladolid), Beatriz Martínez del Fresno (Universidad de Oviedo), Pascale Melani (Université Bourdeux), Idoia Murga (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Rocío Plaza Orellana (Universidad de Sevilla)Guest Speaker: Sergey Konaev (State Institute for Art Studies, Moscow)&#160;The commemoration of Marius Petipa Bicentenary in 2018 will be occasion to celebrate an International Conference in Madrid about his creation, legacy and influence. Marius Petipa (1818- 1910) was one of the most influential choreographers in ballet history, with key titles of ballet repertoire as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere or Don Quixote. In his early years (1844- 1847) he was engaged as primer bailarín (premier danseur) at ‘Teatro del Circo’ in Madrid, where he would develop and expand his repertoire of Romantic Ballets and acquire a knowledge of Spanish Dancing. This period will influence his later creations in Russia, where he included Spanish dances within his main works and he also choreographed several complete ballets with Spanish theme and dances. In this way, Marius Petipa became a diffuser of Spanish culture and one example of the importance of international circulation of dancers, choreographers and repertoire during the 19th century.&#160;SubjectsThe scientific committee welcomes proposals that address the following themes:1 Marius Petipa: biographical aspects1 The "Spanish" and Petipa1 Choreographic creation of Petipa1 Ballet in Spain in the 19th century1 Music in romantic and classical ballet1 Scenography, staging and dramatic development in ballet&#160;Call for papersYou are welcome to send your paper proposal to the International Conference “Marius Petipa: from romantic ballet to classic” in Madrid.Submission of proposals: a document (.doc format) with the title of the communication, an abstract (maximum 300 words), name of the author and a short curriculum (10 lines).Proposal must be send: congreso.petipa@gmail.comDeadline for submission: 15 June 2018It is planned to publish a book with a selection of the most outstanding contributions.Information: https://iccmu.es/investigacion/investigacion-3/